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Hamilton admits he considered giving Bottas the win!
Lewis Hamilton looks nailed on to win the F1 Drivers’ Championship after winning today’s Russian Grand Prix and extending his lead in the standings to a huge 50 points with just 5 races left to go this season. However, this victory was not one of the sweetest of his F1 career, after Mercedes ordered his team mate Valtteri Bottas to move aside and allow the Brit through to take the win. Bottas is without a win so far this season and drove fantastically all weekend to take a stunning pole position and lead the race. When the call came, the Finn dutifully let Hamilton past for the win. And now, Hamilton has said that he “was really thinking” about letting Bottas back...
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