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Bottas: Being called a wingman hurts
Valtteri Bottas looked set for second place in the Hungarian Grand Prix, after holding off a concerted challenge by both Ferraris things went pear-shaped for the Finn, but his team chief Toto Wolff hailed him as the perfect wingman for race winner Lewis Hamilton. Immediately after witnessing Hamilton's dominant victory Wolff was quick to credit Bottas, 'It wasn't realistic for us to win, it is one of our weakest tracks we expected damage limitations rather than taking the points. 'It feels a little bit bittersweet, I'm really happy for Lewis I just feel sad for Valtteri, he deserved P2 because he was such a sensational wingman – that would've been nice,' added Wolff. When told about...
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