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Bottas ‘understands' Japan GP position swap
Valtteri Bottas has no issue with Mercedes' call for him to move over for Lewis Hamilton in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. Despite pitting before Bottas, Hamilton closed right up on his team-mate's rear wing. Stuck behind the Finn it allowed Max Verstappen to close the gap to Hamilton as the two battled for the lead, and ultimately the victory. As such Mercedes asked Bottas to move over for his team-mate, which not only gave Hamilton breathing room from Verstappen but also meant Bottas could briefly hold up the Red Bull driver. 'For me, there was not a lot [discussion], maybe internally there was more,' Bottas explained. 'They just told me when to do it really and I kind of got the point, I...
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