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Hamilton and Bottas team orders was the 'right' call - Brawn
Formula 1 chief Ross Brawn believes that Mercedes made the correct decision when they opted to initiate team orders on Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton to swap positions while the Finn was leading the Russian Grand Prix, saying they needed to do what was best for the team. With Bottas in first position, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff ordered over the team radio that he should allow Hamilton to pass into first due to the threat posed by Sebastian Vettel, who remains the Brit's closest rival in the drivers' championship. Both Hamilton and Wolff were apologetic to Bottas afterwards, but Brawn, who has been a chief at Ferrari in the past, believes it was the right call. "I reckon the...
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