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Palmer thinks Mercedes ‘waved the white flag' in Austria

Allowing Valtteri Bottas to pass Lewis Hamilton rather than act as his rear gunner was Mercedes waving the 'white flag' in the Drivers' Championship – that's according to former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer. Hamilton did not have an enjoyable Sunday at the Red Bull Ring as he was unable to pass Lando Norris in the opening stint of the grand prix, losing time lap after lap to race leader Max Verstappen. Although the reigning World Champion did eventually get by the McLaren, with his W12 having suffered damage on the Turn 10 kerbs, he did not have the pace to hunt down Verstappen. So much so that Mercedes eventually allowed Bottas, who had Norris on his rear wing, freedom to pass his...
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