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Vasseur: Hamilton pitlane start and strategy at Spa ‘the right call’
©Ferrari Michael Delaney
28/07/2025 at 15:5128/07/2025 at 14:21 Ferrari team principal Frédéric Vasseur acknowledged that the decision to radically alter Lewis Hamilton’s setup ahead of Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix – at the cost of a pitlane start – proved fruitful, as the seven-time world champion stormed through the field to claim a hard-earned seventh-place finish. Heavy rain forecasted on the eve of the race at Spa-Francorchamps prompted a strategic gamble from Ferrari: switch Hamilton to a higher-downforce configuration to better prepare for wet conditions. The move, though risky, allowed the Briton to capitalize on the wet-dry nature of the race and emerge with valuable...
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