Lewis Hamilton has praised Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas for his role in helping him secure a sixth victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
While Hamilton sped off into the distance from pole position, Bottas was responsible for fighting off and holding up the two Ferraris for much of the race. The Finn was unable to maintain second place as his tyres were heavily degraded in the closing the laps, eventually dropping to fifth after contact with both Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff labelled Bottas as the ''perfect wingman'', but has since clarified those comments.