Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he sacrificed his time in the Mercedes W09 on Tuesday in order that teammate Valtteri Bottas could have more running in the car. With Bottas having opened proceedings on Monday before handing over to the Briton in the afternoon, Mercedes confirmed that Tuesday would see Hamilton run in the morning before handing over again. However, instead, when the W09 rolled out of its garage it was the Finn at the wheel, and there he remained for the remainder of the day. 'With the weather conditions being up and down and the loss of track time we had yesterday (Monday), it made sense to keep Valtteri in the car this afternoon,' said Hamilton. 'Having run in the...
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