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Team radio: The moment Mercedes told Hamilton to invert with Bottas

A rare moment happened during the Austrian Grand Prix. Mercedes forced Lewis Hamilton to yield a place to his teammate Valtteri Bottas. The seven-time World Champion had picked up some damage from the kerbs. As a result, his lap times were significantly slower than Bottas'. The Finnish driver was coming under pressure from Lando Norris behind.  Remaining calm Peter Bonnington, Hamilton's race engineer, informed his driver on the radio. Hamilton remained calm and the swap was performed with relative ease. The move helped Mercedes with damage limitation in the battle with Red Bull Racing for the Constructors World Championship.  Read more More and more respect for Hamilton: 'Just driving...
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