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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is happy with the relationship that has been established between his drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas after seeing the respect that Hamilton gave to Bottas yesterday following the Finn's maiden pole position.
Bottas joined Mercedes at the start of 2017, replacing Nico Rosberg who retired at the end of last year after winning the world title. Bottas yesterday beat Hamilton to pole position by two-hundredths of a second.
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"Valtteri has now done his first pole, and I am very impressed with how well he has recovered from his setback in China. We can't forget that this is his third weekend with us, and he is driving against the best driver in the world," Wolff added.
"What makes me particularly happy is that there is a different dynamic between the two drivers than before. I would say all the stress is gone," he said in Bahrain. "After qualifying it was clear that Lewis was really happy for Valtteri. And with Sebastian Vettel there is also a mood of real sportsmanship."
And as for Sunday's race, Wolff said: "We remain on our guard. "Red Bull showed good pace on Friday, as did Ferrari and us. So everything is possible."
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