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PlanetF1 Verdict: Who messed up Hamilton's Turkish GP?

Lewis Hamilton was furious with Mercedes for pitting him in the Turkish Grand Prix but did the team make the right call? PlanetF1 breaks it down. Michelle Foster Rather 10 points than none is what Mercedes should be saying to Lewis Hamilton as the Brit tries to wrap his head around a strategy call that he feels his team botched, pushing him off the Turkish GP podium. They didn't fail him, they saved him from finishing P6 – or not finishing at all. Heading into the final 10 laps of Sunday's race, Hamilton was running fourth on old worn intermediate tyres, as too were Charles Leclerc and Esteban Ocon. Leclerc was the first to blink, giving up the lead in favour of safely making it to...
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