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Bottas wingman role had 'negative impact' - Wolff
Toto Wolff has admitted his decision to relegate Valtteri Bottas to a support role in Lewis Hamilton's bid for a fifth world title had a "negative impact" on Mercedes' Finnish driver. Bottas was sacrificed in several races to aid Hamilton and had victory in Russia taken away from him to give Hamilton a boost. Bottas' strategies in races like Hungary and Italy disrupted Ferrari to boost his team-mate, but the lowest moment arrived in Russia, where the Finn had qualified on pole and led the race until he was ordered to let Hamilton through to win. After securing three wins in a solid debut season with the Silver Arrows, Bottas failed to make it to the top step of the podium at all...
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