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Mercedes strategy call undid Hamilton potential - Wolff
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says another strategy call has cost Lewis Hamilton a stronger result at the start of the 2018 Formula 1 campaign after it opted not to pit the defending champion under the safety car during the Chinese Grand Prix. In the dramatic safety car period midway through the Chinese race, Mercedes decided against pitting Hamilton from fourth place in order to hold on to track position, which was boosted to third place when Red Bull opted to pit both its drivers including Max Verstappen ahead of him. Despite Mercedes' simulations pointing towards staying out on track as the faster strategy for the race it quickly unfolded against Hamilton with both Red Bull...
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