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Hamilton ‘would have struggled' to hold off Seb

Lewis Hamilton admits Valtteri Bottas played a big role in his Hungarian GP win as without his team-mate, Sebastian Vettel would have probably caught him. Hamilton led Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix as he made the most of his pole position to run P1 ahead of his Mercedes team-mate. The Brit built up a lead as Bottas played the role of 'wingman' especially in the latter part of the grand prix when he kept both Ferraris at bay. Hamilton won the grand prix to extend his lead in the championship to 24 points. It could, however, have been a very different story if Vettel had come out ahead of Bottas after his pit stop. 'If he had come out ahead of Valtteri, it would have been very, very hard,'...
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