Mercedes has confirmed that Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer Pete Bonnington is back in action in Austin this weekend, having been absent from Mexico.
Bonnington underwent a personal medical procedure in the UK and was expected to miss the events in Mexico and the United States, and was also a doubt for Brazil.
But Bonnington travelled to the Circuit of the Americas on Thursday and will be back acting as Hamilton’s race engineer for this weekend’s potentially title-deciding race.
Hamilton claimed victory in Mexico, with Marcus Dudley taking Bonnington’s role on a temporary basis, to leave himself on the brink of a sixth world crown.
Valtteri Bottas must win the race, with Hamilton lower than eighth, in order to prolong the fight to the next event in Brazil.
