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Bottas will not back up Vettel for Hamilton

– Austrian Grand Prix pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas says he will not back up Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel during Sunday's race, in a bid to boost Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton's championship chances.Bottas secured pole position at the Red Bull Ring as Hamilton, hit with a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change, took third, behind title leader Vettel.Hamilton, who trails Vettel by 14 points, has dropped back to eighth position, six places behind Vettel, but both Mercedes drivers have ruled out playing games with the German."Well, what I've seen on the pre-race strategy notes, that kind of plan is not on those notes," said Bottas, when asked whether he...
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