Hamilton considered giving position back to Bottas

Why?

I doubt giving him a hollow victory is what Bottas wants.. he deserved the win yesterday, not a "gift" once the title is finished.

Exactly.

It would have been stupid not to use team orders when one driver is in the fight and the other one isn't. This is not like Ferrari using team orders in the 6th race of the year after winning 4/5 races in total in absolutely dominant fashion in 2002. No, this is different and everyone knows that. But I think F1 fans are addicted to outrage.

Nevertheless, it renders the win hollow.

And IMO this is the same. I respect your stance on it, but to me they are equally poor.

It does render the win Hollow, no doubt. But context matters. Denying a win to someone who can still fight for the championship, versus optimizing outcome for the team? Come on. You can see how that's different.
It's unsavory and if it were up to me I'd ban team orders again. But I don't fault Mercedes for doing what was best for the team in a situation when Bottas can't be WDC.

Thats fair, I see your points. However, you forget that Bottas has his own, and much more narrow, fight against Kimi: only 3 points differ between the two, and Merc' has shown that they were very willing to throw Bottas under the bus just to extend Hammy's already decent lead. Nevermind if even Vettel were to overtake Bottas, as long as Hammy wins, its fine by them. And I might be an extremist or purist in this regard, but to me these kind of team orders are the same if its for the lead. Its one thing if its for an overtake, but if one driver were faster during quali and lead most of the race, come on, give it to him. He deserved it, especially after Baku, and after serving as Hammy's c**kblocker for most of the season. And Mercedes need it if they want to be able to beat both Vettel and Kimi with both drivers. I would however not always ban team orders, some can actually be somewhat beneficial to the team aspect of the sport, however I think they should be more strictly regulated, and I sorta dont think a leader should have to surrender their lead. That aspect could IMO be banned, and it would greatly improve the show.

Fair discussion points, although I don't agree with the premise that Bottas has been Hammy's c***blocker (lol). Hamilton has dominated Bottas this year. Bottas has clearly helped on two ocassions (to my recollection). Yes, I understand the annoyance as a purist wanting to see proper racing. But I'd point you first to Raikkonen and Vettel. I don't understand where your outrage is there. Raikkonen has not only been given garbage strategies to helped Sebastián consistently throughout the year, the worst offense is that it hasn't been very effective. That is, Raikkonen has rarely been a useful pawn. To summarize, I don't dispute the outrage at the outcome of races being somewhat manipulated by teams, but where is your outrage on the greatest offender in this regard?

Oh dont get me wrong, Im not mad at Merc' alone because of what they DID(!) to Bottas, I grade them equally poor, its just that this has happened more to Bottas this year (and he is a better c***blocker compared to Räikkönen, so its happened more often to him this season. Im not exactly outraged or fuming because of what they DID(!) to Bottas, just a tad... Well I couldnt be more disappointed in Merc' as of present, but well it was a poor display. I really dont like any of the whole first driver diva nonsense. Which is why I was very specific with why I grade Hammy vs Bottas as shit as Vettel vs Webber, Schumi vs Barrichello, Kimi vs Vettel or Alonso, and so on. To me, the exceptions to the rule would maybe be in the midfield, where the competition is more fierce, and often the two are racing tightly anyway, thats where such team orders could belong. Up top, where the battles for wins are? Utter enough such orders, and you go straight to jail... Or a strike I guess.

Understandable. I still think though, that Mercedes is the only top team in long time to allow both of their drivers to fight for championships. We all remember the years of Hammy fighting and whining about Rosberg. With Bottas we've seen in 2017 at least disposition to not only let them race, but to allow Bottas to win and finish ahead of Hamilton. Remember Hungary 2017? Maybe because I'm a bit of a fan, but in general I am just very appreciative of the approach Mercedes have taken most of the time in allowing their drivers to fight. Their dominance during the Rosberg years could have been as dreadful as the 2000's with Schumacher, but instead we had crashes, drama, and championships won at the last race of the year. I can see your point on everything except putting Mercedes in the same category as Red Bull managing webber and Vettel, or Ferrari with Schumacher and Barrichello

Exactly, it's not on. Glad I wasn't at the race as I would have been livid.

Its both though innit? There is a champion team and a champion driver chosen each year.

I think Bottas doing this bought him a lot of credit with Toto and the team. He's one of the best #2 drivers ever in F1. But of course... Is that a tag any driver would want to carry?

Seem to be enough for Kimi and Bottas... :/

As a “teammate” who has no chance of winning the championship, why would Bottas need to be asked or told to relinquish the lead to help his teammate secure the championship?