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Team orders are 'not cool', says Wolff

Toto Wolff has insisted that Mercedes did have a conversation about potentially issuing team orders for the Italian Grand Prix, but ultimately decided against utilising Valtteri Bottas to aid Lewis Hamilton's pursuit of the victory, with the Silver Arrows boss calling the orders "not cool". Hamilton and Vettel are engrossed in a fierce championship battle, with the former currently holding a 30-point lead over the Ferrari driver following the Italian GP in which Hamilton claimed the flag. Mercedes decided against issuing team orders in Monza, but they were provided with a slice of luck when Vettel, who started on the grid in the first row, dropped back after a clash with Hamilton....
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