Lewis Hamilton made a mistake in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix and it almost cost him dear. His biggest error, however, was not in disobeying controversial team orders but pushing too hard on the very first lap with cold brakes after starting from the pitlane. The Briton was lucky his Mercedes only brushed the barriers in the resulting spin, causing no damage to the car, rather than ending his race there and then. It would also have been costly had he carried out instructions over the radio two thirds of the way through the race not to hold up German teammate and championship leader Nico Rosberg. But he did not do that. To do otherwise would have been unfair in the circumstances and...
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