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Mercedes prepared to use team orders again in Japan
Mercedes won't hesitate to initiate the "necessary evil" of team orders at the Japanese Grand Prix, despite the controversy surrounding their decision to swap Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton's positions in Russia. Hamilton qualified on pole in Suzuka, with Bottas alongside him on the front row, but the Finn can likely forget about any hopes of fighting his team-mate. With Sebastian Vettel starting eighth and Kimi Raikkonen a notoriously slow starter, it looks likely that the Silver Arrows will be able to control Sunday's race from the front – especially as they will start on the more durable soft tyres. Toto Wolff conceded that the team's plans in Sochi were thrown out by...
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