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Wolff: Bizarre Mercedes experiment paid off for Hamilton
Toto Wolff has described Mercedes’ decision to have Lewis Hamilton run for a mammoth stint on hard tyres as “an experiment” and “bizarre” even though it was paid off with a victory for the Brit at the Mexican Grand Prix. While the likes of Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel went in for a pit, Hamilton stayed out longer to claim P1, in the hopes that his hard tyres could last as long as 47 laps. Even though he was toiling a bit towards the end, the tyres came through and took him to the victory. Article continues under video There was an element of risk in the strategy, but Wolff admits the team were looking at how Daniel Ricciardo’s Renault was coping with a similar stint....
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