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Desperate Bottas risked massive controversy - Palmer

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff described Valtteri Bottas' drive in the Hungarian Grand Prix as that of the "perfect wingman" - but it was a role he took way too far after playing it so well for a long time. The Finn's drive for two-thirds of the race was excellent in protecting team-mate Lewis Hamilton from the faster Ferraris. But in the closing laps Bottas seemed to lose his head, and he came close to causing what would have been a massive controversy. Had Bottas damaged Sebastian Vettel's car in his clumsy attempt to regain the place when the German overtook him, the inquest would have been long and hard. It's worth exploring what happened, how Bottas came so close to...
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