Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes race engineer Pete Bonnington has conceded the Briton's title-winning display in Turkey surprised even him despite their many years together. Mercedes had struggled across the early phases of the weekend in Istanbul and missed out on pole for the first time this year, with Hamilton qualifying sixth and team-mate Valtteri Bottas ninth. Article continues under video After just six laps, Hamilton trailed pole-sitter and race leader Lance Stroll by an entire pit stop, but he fought back to take victory by over half-a-minute and, in doing so, secure a seventh world title. Despite working alongside Hamilton since his 2013 move to the team, Bonnington confessed he was as...
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