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Toto Wolff admits mediums for Hamilton was mistake: 'His driving saved us'

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted the team made a mistake bolting medium tyres on Lewis Hamilton's car, as the Austrian said Hamilton's driving "saved" Mercedes. Hamilton limped to the finish line on completely cooked tyres as he survived suffocating pressure from Max Verstappen behind, who was on a harder compound and had more grip. The five-time champion was constantly talking on the team radio about the strategy and the decision to go for mediums rather than the harder compound but eventually got his third win in Monaco. Speaking to RaceFans, Wolff admitted Mercedes had made a mistake fitting the medium tyre on Hamilton's W10. “It was...
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