BARCELONA (AFP) - Valtteri Bottas complained that Mercedes' decision to wear black overalls as a political statement weakened him as a driver at the torrid Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday (Aug 16).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BARCELONA - Valtteri Bottas complained that Mercedes' decision to wear black overalls as a political statement weakened him as a driver at the torrid Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday .Mercedes have switched from white overalls to a black one to match the 'end racism' livery of their cars.
As he perspired, his team-mate Lewis Hamilton remained largely serene en route to a career 88th triumph. Bottas finished third, but said the effort he put in combined with the heat and the black overalls had drained him. "I don't know any numbers or facts, or how much it is actually black versus white, in terms of temperature difference, but this year it's been really hot in the car.
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