Not a first between these two

Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas’ similar pace means the two Williams drivers are more often than not sharing the same piece of track. This can lead to some hairy moments like during last year’s Malaysian Grand Prix when the Brazilian ignored team orders and refused to let his faster Finnish team-mate through.

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