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Hamilton ‘saved' Mercedes after wrong tyre call

Lewis Hamilton 'saved' Mercedes with his driving in Monaco with Toto Wolff admitting they put him on the wrong tyre during his Safety Car pit stop. Hamilton was leading Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix when the Safety Car was deployed for Charles Leclerc's puncture and the debris that the Ferrari spewed all over the track. The top four, led by Hamilton, all pitted under the Safety Car with Mercedes double-stacking Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. While those behind all went onto the hard tyres, Mercedes opted to put Hamilton on the medium Pirellis. That proved to be the wrong call. The Brit struggled with graining after just a few laps and so his complaints began. On lap 42 he told the team: 'I...
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