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Most of the highlights of the Belgian Grand Prix took place outside the group of leaders. The first four finished in exactly the same order they started. In this context, it seemed that some intrigue was ready to bring Valtteri Bottas.
On lap seven, he lagged behind leader Lewis Hamilton by less than a second and a half, at which point he asked over the radio if he could use the boost mode once. Valtteri replied that that mode is available, but recalled that before the race there was an agreement to use it only to fight opponents from other teams.
Max Verstappen, who followed Bottas, was at the time behind by a few seconds and posed no threat to the Finn, so the phrase obviously sounded like a ban to attack Hamilton.
“This is the first time I’ve heard of this deal,” Bottas responded confidently over the radio.
After the end, Bottas was asked to comment on these radio communications.
“Honestly, I don’t know. Perhaps there was such an agreement, ”said the Mercedes driver.
In the end, the team boss, Toto Wolf, tried to clarify: “We have no rules that prohibit our drivers from fighting on the track. In the morning, we only agreed that we have limited opportunities to use the highest power mode. And that the pilots will try not to use them against each other. Or at least they won’t waste the last chance to enable such a mode to be able to save it and repel the attack of Max or other rivals.
But with Valtteri, maybe there was a misunderstanding, so another explanation was needed on the radio. “
