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DAS came 'into its own' at the Nurburgring, says Vowles

Aware that the Eifel GP weekend would take place in temperatures between 8 and 10 degrees C, many drivers feared that were the safety car to be deployed on Sunday, their tyre temperatures would be compromised as they continued at non-racing speeds. However, his ill-fated challenge from teammate, Valtteri Bottas aside, the deployment of the safety car following Lando Norris' retirement presented no such challenges for Lewis Hamilton. 'It is fair to say we used DAS more than ever this weekend,' explains chief strategist, James Vowles in the team's late debrief. 'In free practice, on single lap work, in qualifying but also during the race. 'In terms of where we used it in the race it was on...
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