Valtteri Bottas: You always think about not following a team command

Ferrari's team decrees, or better non-compliance with these on the race v Sochi, have sparked heated debates. Valtteri Bottas can be placed in the role of a German racer Ferrari, because he himself is in last year's race received an orderthat he must leave the leading position of the race to his teammate Lewis Hamilton, which the Finn also adhered to.  

Valtteri Bottas is once again in the deep shadow of Lewis Hamilton this year, but team commands are still something painful and unpleasant for him - Photo: Hasan Bratič

"As a racer, in a situation like this, you always ask yourself, 'Should I do it or not?' And then there are always certain things we agree on before the race, different scenarios, but this year there hasn’t been a situation where we haven’t followed the rules. In fact, everything is clear and because of that I never had to think about whether or not to do it,”So a Finnish racer Mercedesa. But when it comes over the radio such an order, "then it hurtsHe admitted Bottas. “It's not easy. And I've experienced that a few times already. Then you think about the conversations before the race and the possible consequences."

In Sochi, Bottas once again played the role of "Wingman" for Lewis Hamilton - a nickname hung around his neck by his boss Toto Wolff - Photo: Hasan Bratić

But how would he assess the situation at Ferrari, p Bottas does not wish to comment. “I don’t know exactly what happened to them. Each team has its own rules and handles these things differently. That is why I do not have a clear opinion on this.“However, it doesn’t have to be team command something negative. "This can also help you sometimes if you have the speed. This is usually the case.”However, at Mercedes we have not yet experienced that the command desk He pointed to Hamilton, yes he dodged Bottas.      

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