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Pirelli: Hamilton tyres would not last until the end
Formula 1 exclusive tyre supplier Pirelli backed Mercedes after Lewis Hamilton questioned his team's Turkish Grand Prix strategy calls and said he would have rather risked getting to the finish on a single set of intermediates. The seven-time F1 world champion said he obeyed against his 'gut feeling' when told to pit late in the race while in third place. He had decided to stay out when given an earlier instruction. The stop dropped Hamilton, who started 11th due to engine penalties, to fifth with Red Bull's Max Verstappen taking back the overall lead and going six points clear with six races remaining. Hamilton, winner of a record 100 races, responded angrily when he discovered he had...
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