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Mercedes: 'We got it wrong, Red Bull got it right'

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff admits his team got their strategy call wrong, whilst Red Bull's gamble to stop under the Safety Car was the right call. Although Red Bull looked unlikely to win the race during the opening stint, the race completely flipped on its head when a Safety Car came out at the half way point. A brave call by Red Bull to pit both its cars immediately turned out the be a decisive move, allowing Daniel Ricciardo on fresh tyres to slice his way through the pack to take the lead and the victory, despite running sixth when the race restarted. Although then race leader Valtteri Bottas would have been unable to stop due to the timing of the Safety Car, team-mate Lewis...
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