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Bottas sacrifice reflects strength of Mercedes team - Wolff

Valtteri Bottas’ willingness to sacrifice his shot at victory in the Russian Grand Prix reflects the strength and unity of the Mercedes Formula 1 team, according to boss Toto Wolff. Bottas was ordered to give up a position to enable teammate Lewis Hamilton to claim a controversial win in Sochi and further strengthen his aspirations of claiming a fifth drivers’ world title. The victory moved Hamilton 50 points clear of chief title rival Sebastian Vettel in the championship standings – instead of the 43 point-lead he would have held had he finished second. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  “The true strength of a team reveals itself in what individuals are prepared to sacrifice for the...
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