Under normal circumstances, Valtteri Bottas would have finished ahead of team mate Lewis Hamilton in Singapore. But when the championship leader was left in a hole by the team's strategy, Bottas got the call to slow down, allowing Hamilton to pit and stay ahead - and the Finn says he had no issues with following team orders - even if it was tough to take.

It’s always a tough call to choose when to pit in Singapore, but under the lights this year the pressure was building up, with the leading six cars - led by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc - keeping their powder dry in the opening stint.

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But then the race was blown wide open when Ferrari stopped Sebastian Vettel from third, with Red Bull's Max Verstappen right behind. Leclerc stopped a lap later, with Hamilton instructed to do the opposite of the Monagasque. The Briton put the hammer down, but it soon became clear that not only would he not be able to overcut Leclerc, he would also be undercut by Vettel and Verstappen - and Bottas too when the Finn made his stop.

It was at this point that Mercedes strategist James Vowles stepped in, instructing Bottas to slow his pace so that Hamilton could pit and slot in ahead of him - and behind Vettel, Leclerc and Verstappen.