Lewis Hamilton felt with “better guidance” and a strategy switch Mercedes could have targeted a 1-2 at the Japanese Grand Prix. After Mercedes opted for a two-stop strategy with both its drivers Hamilton was shuffled back to third place following his final pit stop and despite fresher soft tyres he couldn’t find a route past Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in the closing stages. With Valtteri Bottas taking his first win since the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the Finn has trimmed Hamilton’s lead to 64 points in the Formula 1 world drivers’ standings as Mercedes wrapped up a historic sixth consecutive F1 world constructors’ title thanks to its results in Japan. But reflecting on his race...
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