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Wolff explains team orders call
Kimi Raikkonen wasn't the only driver called on to assist his teammate on Sunday, for while the Iceman was told to yield to Sebastian Vettel, at Mercedes Valtteri Bottas ordered not to challenge Lewis Hamilton. Having made one attempt to pass the Briton, as he shaped up to make a second, the familiar voice of team strategist James Vowles came over Bottas' radio. 'Valtteri, it's James, please hold position… I'm sorry,' said Vowles. Explaining the call, team boss Toto Wolff subsequently told Sky Sports: 'First of all we didn't have the quickest car here and we need to progress for the next races because that is the most important. 'It was still raining at the time and the fight was so...
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