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Supportive Wolff happy to give Bottas more 'open communication'
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says he will fulfill in the future Valtteri Bottas' desire for more "open communication" between himself and the Finn over the team's radio. In Saturday's qualifying shootout in Abu Dhabi, Bottas was spurred on by Wolff ahead of his final runs, with the Mercedes boss telling the Finn to give it "all you have Valtteri". The radio message was a rare intervention from Wolff who typically refrains from talking to the Brackley squad's drivers. The Austrian later explained why he had offered his driver a word of encouragement. "It's always tricky when you talk to the driver before qualifying or the race," Wolff told Sky F1. "But it's...
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