Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - July 30, 2020 Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas wears a face mask during a press conference ahead of the British Grand Prix FIA/Handout via REUTERS
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Mercedes put too much fuel in Valtteri Bottas's car for Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying after also making a ride-height error in Austria, Lewis Hamilton's team mate and closest Formula One rival revealed on Thursday.
The Finn won the season-opener in Austria this month but lost to Hamilton in the second and third races when the mistakes were made, leaving him five points adrift of the six-times world champion.
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