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Brawn: Mercedes made the right decision

Having been an integral part of Michael Schumacher's glory years at Benetton and Ferrari, Formula 1 motorsport chief Ross Brawn knows a thing or two about team orders. Thus no surprise that Brawn agreed with the unpopular team orders call made by his former Mercedes team during the Russian Grand Prix, which gifted victory to their title contender Lewis Hamilton at the expense of teammate Valtteri Bottas. Much has been written since then about the saga, with the consensus being that it was the right decision to make but not a pleasant one. Credit to team chief Toto Wolff for accepting the role of bad guy who forced Bottas to take one for the team. Reflecting on the race weekend at Sochi...
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