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Mercedes explains team orders: 'Hamilton understood that'

For the Austrian Grand Prix different tyres were made available compared to the Styrian Grand Prix. Pirelli took the softest tyres to Austria, hoping that the teams would go for another strategy, the two-stopper. This turned out to not be the right strategy after all, as a one-stop was sufficient. Teams like Aston Martin did try the two-stop, but this failed. Max Verstappen made a second stop because he was able to do so due to a big lead, to achieve the fastest lap. For Lewis Hamilton there was no other choice. Read more 'I would be very much mistaken if Mercedes were now betting on next season' The one-stop resulted in few surprises at the Red Bull Ring, as eight drivers finished in the...
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