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Lewis Hamilton praises Valtteri Bottas' role in Hungarian GP win

Lewis Hamilton praised the role of Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas in assisting his drive to victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Mercedes lacked pace compared to Ferrari in dry conditions on Friday but secured a front-row lockout in wet weather on Saturday, and was braced for a challenge as the warm conditions returned on Sunday. Hamilton led away from pole position and opened up an advantage over Bottas and the Ferrari pair of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, the German running an alternative Soft/Ultrasoft strategy. Vettel was released into second when Bottas stopped and inherited the lead when Hamilton came into the pits, and his pace advantage effectively left him a net second,...
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