Five-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton believes he would have won the British Grand Prix even without a Safety Car due to the strategy he was running. Hamilton shadowed Mercedes teammate and polesitter Valtteri Bottas during the early stages of the race before Bottas pitted on Lap 16. Hamilton remained out and found himself in the lead of the race having opted to pit under a Safety Car period on Lap 20. The Briton took on fresh Hards and was able to complete a one-stop strategy to claim a record sixth British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone, while Bottas was locked into a two-stopper and ended up over 20 seconds adrift in second place. “I was going to do a one stop and...
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