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Palmer believes Hamilton saved Bottas with Spanish GP win

Article To news overview © Mercedes Ex F1 star Jolyon Palmer believes Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas would have been in hot water with the German team if teammate Lewis Hamilton failed to win the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix. With Hamilton switching race strategies for the final part of the race, the Englishman found himself rapidly closing in on his Finnish teammate. Sensing that a race win could come down to fine margins, the German outfit politely asked Bottas to move out of the way over the team radio. The former Williams driver decided to ignore those orders and made life harder than it needed to be for Hamilton. Palmer beleives Hamilton's win spared Bottas a firm dressing down from his...
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