Quote Originally Posted by Nitrodaze View Post
I think Bottas was pushing Hamilton hard at this race which resulted in the drop of the tyre life that resulted in the puncture. They were racing each other allright.
No he didn't.

In less than 10 laps they had about a 10 seconds advantage over Verstappen
40 laps later, they still had that same 10 seconds advantage.
That means they both pushed a few laps till they had a good lead, and then slowed down to match Verstappen's pace.

If bottas had pushed Hamilton, they would have had a 50 seconds advantage over Verstappen.