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Palmer has claimed the Brit's wingman Bottas let his Mercedes team-mate down by 'going missing' to allow Verstappen to take the lead.
'Bottas had a shocker,' Palmer told the BBC’s Chequered Flag podcast.
'Now, did that cost Hamilton the title? If Bottas is within a pit-stop window of Verstappen, Verstappen is not having "free" stops willy-nilly.
'A great driver for the team for so many years, his last race he went missing and it meant Verstappen had a free stop at the Virtual Safety Car, free stop at the Safety Car.
'If you've got another Mercedes there within 23 seconds of him, in a car that's quicker with Lewis Hamilton at the wheel, he can't do it and Hamilton is the champion.
'Bottas has been solid but when it counted he couldn't help his team-mate, and (Sergio) Perez did everything he possibly could, and he was in contention to do so.'