Mercedes was right to move Valtteri Bottas out of Lewis Hamilton's way.
Mercedes ordered Bottas to cede his lead to Hamilton for the good of the championship.
Lewis Hamilton has stretched his championship lead over Sebastian Vettel to 50 points after beating teammate Valtteri Bottas to the checkered flag at the Russian Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas in his garage at the 2018 Russian Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton were untouchable in qualifying, leaving Sebastian Vettel third.
Valtteri Bottas has claimed his second pole position of the season by leading a Mercedes front-row lockout at the Russian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton's scintillating Singapore form has brought a fifth world title into his grasp.
Lewis Hamilton eased his way to an effortless victory at the Singapore Grand Prix to stretch his championship lead over Sebastian Vettel to 40 points.
Sebastian Vettel will start his championship fightback from the second row after Lewis Hamilton blitzed pole.
Ferrari has seven races to overhaul Mercedes for the 2018 championship.
Giving teams a third car to race would open F1 to a world of problems.
Lewis Hamilton took a commanding lead in the title standings after Vettel crashed on the first lap.
Lewis Hamilton has seized a 30-point championship lead after a first-lap crash with Sebastian Vettel.
Lewis Hamilton is poised to extend his championship lead with a pole position start at the Belgian Grand Prix.
How have the frontrunners fared in F1 in 2018?
Rain saved Lewis Hamilton in Hungary and delivered him a boosted title lead to boot
Lewis Hamilton will take a 24-point lead into the summer break.
Mercedes captured an unlikely front-row lockout in wet Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying.
Mercedes is down on engine power compared to Ferrari for the first time in the turbo-hybrid era.