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Allison: We were too conservative with Bottas in Hungary
Mercedes technical director James Allison has defended the team's strategy decision during the Hungarian Grand Prix with Valtteri Bottas. Mercedes opted to leave Bottas on a one-stop strategy in the hopes of slowing Sebastian Vettel's progress in the race. After Ferrari chose to bring Kimi Raikkonen in for a very early stop during the race in the hopes of disrupting the Mercedes game plan, the Silver Arrows opted to pit Bottas on the next lap in direct response to the stop. However, Allison admitted in Mercedes' Pure Pitwall video that the decision might have been the wrong call upon reflection. "In hindsight, yes, we could have (waited). Whether or not we could have stayed out long...
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