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Mercedes defend Vowles-confession during Austrian GP
Mercedes technical director James Allison has defended fellow Mercedes-James and chief strategist James Vowles for his in-race apology towards Lewis Hamilton, as Allison thinks it's just evidence of the responsibility everybody takes at Mercedes. After screwing up Hamilton's race tactics, in which he decided to let Hamilton stay out during a Virtual Safety Car, which cost him eight seconds and with that the first place during the race, Vowles came on the team radio and apologized to Hamilton, saying that he messed up but still urging the four-time champion the make the best of it. At that point, Hamilton was down in fourth place. He eventually retired from the race with a mechanical issue....
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