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Mercedes explains the strategy call and the missed victory
F1's current dominant force Mercedes arrived at the Barcelona‑Catalunya Grand Prix with the pace to win, the track position to control the race, and both drivers executing cleanly. Yet they left with only second place and a retirement — a result shaped by strategy constraints, tyre limitations, and a decisive Virtual Safety Car that swung the race away from them. George Russell launched perfectly from pole, while Andrea Kimi Antonelli settled into third. Early on, it became clear that Lewis Hamilton’s aggressive three‑stop strategy would force Mercedes into a difficult decision: cover the Ferrari or commit to their own plan. They chose the latter, sticking to a two‑stop approach...
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