Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insists Lewis Hamilton did not try to back teammate Nico Rosberg into Daniel Ricciardo at the Hungaroring, despite his sudden mid-race increase in speed when warned of a potential strategy change. Hamilton led the Hungarian Grand Prix from the first corner and appeared to be struggling for pace in the middle phase of the race as Ricciardo closed in on him. But despite initially being unable to respond to encouragement over the radio to increase his pace, Hamilton suddenly found a fresh burst of speed when it was suggested to him that second placed Rosberg could be put on a better strategy. That prompted theories that Hamilton had deliberately slowed things up to try...
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