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Wolff denies 'team orders' now in play

Jul.23 Toto Wolff has denied that team orders will characterise the rest of Mercedes' 2018 season. At Hockenheim, as Lewis Hamilton executed a stunning recovery to win from far down the grid, teammate Valtteri Bottas was asked during the race to hold station behind him. Asked if Bottas will be the number 2 for the rest of the season, Mercedes boss Wolff answered: "No. "The most important thing in formula one is racing. "We've always said that if we get to the last quarter of the championship with one of the drivers having a big advantage, then we could take some unpopular measures. "But the time for this has not yet come," Wolff insisted. "Today we used team...
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