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Hamilton, Bottas team orders won't come from Wolff

Toto Wolff says he will not be involved in any Mercedes decisions to impose team orders on Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton in the last four races of 2018. Wolff took responsibility for the decision to swap the drivers in Russia recently, but says future orders will come from chief strategist James Vowles. Team orders were not required in Japan last time out as Hamilton ed a dominant one-two from Bottas, but the memory of Sochi was still fresh in the memory in Suzuka. Wolff said that his chatter over team radio led to Hamilton being pitted late in Russia, helping Sebastian Vettel jump him, and said that Vowles made an order for "quiet on the radio" in Jpaane, adding: "He...
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