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20:14 – Mercedes head Toto Wolff explained his statement on Valtteri Bottas. The Austrian called his Finnish driver after the Hungarian Grand Prix a "wingman" for Lewis Hamilton, who suggested that Bottas should play the second fiddle in the title fight. This is not the case, points out Wolff
Toto Wolff, Executive Director, Mercedes AMG
"In this race, Valtteri was a" wingman "perfect for Hamilton, so I did not aim not the championship, because we have no first and second driver, I mean his race, "Wolff answered a question from Motorsport.com. Bottas was in second place for a long time, with which he formed a buffer for the league leader Hamilton. "From my point of view, it was the best race with Mercedes in the last two years," said Wolff
. After the refueling, Bottas left Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen behind him for a long time, but he folded. The triple winner of the Grand Prix first contacted Vettel then Ricciardo, finally finishing fifth at the finish. "I do not know how old his tires were, probably between 50 and 54 laps, and they were fine," Wolff said. "We were surprised that he could keep Sebastian and Kimi for about 25 laps, and we knew the situation would be critical in the last five rounds, we have mixed feelings because he won second place."
In a first reaction to Sky Sports Bottas called the word "wingman" painful. "He led a fantastic race and helped Lewis, in a sense, to get ahead," Wolff reacted when he was confronted with that. Bottas also hinted at a conversation with the team's management in response to the statement "wingman", but he did not think it that way. "It's not necessary," he wrote on Twitter. "I was disappointed with my result and by that time I took it all in. I understand what he meant.If Lewis had been in this situation, he would have said the same thing , we would have the same treatment, I trust the team in. "
In collaboration with Ben Anderson
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