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Lewis Hamilton ‘urgently’ wants Mercedes to fire George Russell, bring back Valtteri Bottas

Sir Lewis Hamilton was left seething at the 2022 Dutch Grand Prix, after Mercedes team-mate George Russell opted to pit for a fresh set of Soft tyres during the late Safety Car. The 24-year-old was running in P2 at the time, but he was wary that Max Verstappen, who had just pitted for new rubber, would be at an advantage once the race got back underway. Ultimately, Russell’s call turned out to be the right one, as Hamilton struggled in the final stint of the grand prix and ended up P4, while his younger team-mate came home in second. After finding out Russell had pitted and left him directly exposed to a charging Verstappen, Hamilton lashed out on the radio. READ: ‘They were never...
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