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Shovlin: Perez squashed Mercedes' two-stop option in France
Mercedes engineering director Andrew Shovlin says the team's opportunity to switch to a two-stop option in the French Grand Prix was sidetracked by Red Bull's Sergio Perez. Mercedes conceded in France another defeat to its Red Bull rival which cleverly exploited a two-stop strategy that allowed Max Verstappen to beat Lewis Hamilton to the checkered flag, although just nearly. Verstappen had undercut the Briton earlier in the race, but much to Mercedes' surprise, Red Bull opted to pit the Dutchman a second time from the lead, a decision that proved successful. After the race, there was much debate in the Brackley squad about why the team had not switched its own drivers to a two-stop...
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