Looking at the times, it doesn't seem like Bottas wants to make it easy for Hamilton, either. Maybe those Ricciardo rumors have lit a fire under the Finn.
Really, I'm not counting on it being an "easy" top five for Hamilton to get. Perez will want to beat Ocon at home. Ricciardo isn't going to just lie down back there on the grid. The Williams and Force Indias, if history is any indication, are quick on the straights. I'm sure Kimi knows his job is to give the Mercs hell. And Lewis has to know that if he gets into it with Max, and the Dutchman is being adamant, he'd do well to let the Red Bull go. (No sense in taking himself out and letting Vettel close 25 points, potentially.)
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