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Hamilton-Bottas team orders on Mercedes' mind

Toto Wolff says a decision is yet to be made whether Mercedes will implement team orders on Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton at the Russian Grand Prix. The Silver Arrows outclassed Ferrari in Sochi on Saturday, as Hamilton looks to extend his championship lead over Sebastian Vettel, but Bottas stunned his team-mate to take pole position. With growing questions over the team's decision to retain him over promoting Esteban Ocon, Bottas delivered a timely remainder of his talents to secure just a second pole position of the season in Sochi, the venue of his maiden grand prix win last year. Hamilton topped Q1 and Q2, but an error in the middle sector opened the door for Bottas, who has not...
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