Mercedes strategy director James Vowles has assured that there was never a safety issue with Lewis Hamilton's steering wheel at the Eifel GP. Shortly before the race Hamilton complained of movement in his steering wheel, something he had asked the team to change between qualifying and the race, but due to parc ferme rules Mercedes‘ request to fix the issue was denied since clear damage couldn't be identified. It didn't have much of an effect on Hamilton in the end as he took victory at the Nurburgring, in the process equalling Michael Schumacher's record of 91 race wins. And Vowles said that Hamilton's steering issue at no stage became a safety concern. “You may have heard Lewis...
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