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Valtteri Bottas trusts Mercedes won't be 'too harsh' with team orders

Valtteri Bottas says he trusts Mercedes to make the right calls in terms of team orders in the remaining part of the season.

The Finn currently trails teammate Lewis Hamilton by 87 points with a maximum of 200 points on the table in the remaining eight rounds. Following Sebastian Vettel's dominant win at Spa-Francorchamps, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admitted team orders may have to be used in the near future.

When asked about the prospect of supporting Hamilton's title fight against Vettel, Bottas replied: "For sure it will be different, in terms of how you approach the weekend, but I think the team would still support both of us a lot.