MANAMA (Reuters) - Valtteri Bottas felt the pain of Mercedes team orders for the first time at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday but said he accepted they made sense in the circumstances. Twice Bottas let triple champion team mate Lewis Hamilton through to try and take on Vettel, an attempt that ultimately proved in vain as the Briton ended up second and Bottas third. That’s how it is," Bottas, who joined Mercedes in January as the replacement for retired world champion Nico Rosberg, told reporters. I did it for the team even though it didn't feel good for me personally." Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said such orders were "a call you don't like to make", with the team's two drivers officially assured of equal terms and treatment despite their track records.

Source: The Star April 16, 2017 21:45 UTC