Lewis Hamilton reckons he would have finished Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix higher than P5 had he opted for George Russell's set-up. Hamilton, who lined up seventh on the grid in Jeddah, four spots behind Russell, was the only driver among the top-ten to start the race on the hard tyre, an alternate strategy that Mercedes hopes would pay off in the closing stages of the event. But that plan was altered after16 laps when the race was neutralized by the safety car. Hamilton subsequently pitted for a set of mediums, rejoining the race in fifth place. But that was as good as it got for the seven-time worlf champion who was unable to catch Russell who had opted for a medium-to-soft combo...
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