Lewis Hamilton praises Mercedes for lack of F1 team orders in Bahrain

Hamilton finished first ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg ‘The team put that trust in us, which is great’As the sand settled on the greatest Formula One race for years, Lewis Hamilton thanked his Mercedes bosses for allowing him and his team-mate Nico Rosberg to battle it out until the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. It was Hamilton who won the absorbing race after Mercedes simply demanded that the drivers did not crash. "It was great they allowed us to fight and didn’t get in the way of us," he said. "We are working hard, and being respectful of each other, and that’s what got us through and I hope that will continue. Continue reading…

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