Bottas admits he will follow team orders to help Mercedes

Valtteri Bottas has confirmed that he will work with team orders given to him by Mercedes if needed.

Why it matters: Team orders could help Lewis Hamilton in his fight against Max Verstappen for the championship.

What he had to say:

• “We have discussed many things internally, including different scenarios.”
• “Every race is always different. There could be times that we need to play as a team and i need to take one for the team.”
• “At this situation, how the situation is, yes, I would do it, because we’re here as a team and really need to make sure that we win both titles, not only the Constructors’, but also the Drivers'”
• “At the moment, Lewis has the greater chance for that, so that’s the situation now at the moment.”