Paddy Lowe thinks fans will remember the way Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes handled its driver swap at the Hungarian Grand Prix in a favourable light, even if the decision costs the team the drivers' championship.
The world champions asked Valtteri Bottas to move aside in Budapest to allow the faster Lewis Hamilton through to attack Kimi Raikkonen, who was held up behind teammate Sebastian Vettel's damaged Ferrari. The swap was done with the understanding Hamilton would hand the position back if he was unable to get past Raikkonen.
Hamilton was ultimately unable to find a way past the Finn and slowed dramatically on the final lap to let Bottas back through at the final corner, doing so without losing a position to Max Verstappen in the process.