Mercedes made the surprise decision at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to send Lewis Hamilton out on the hard compound tyres from lap one, instead of sticking with the more favourable medium tyres. The decision compounded the lack of pace on show from Mercedes, leaving Hamilton only able to climb two places from seventh to fifth place.  Hamilton’s teammate George Russell would drop back from third place on the starting grid to fourth by the end of the race. The deployment of a safety car on lap 18, when Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll retired on track, hurt Mercedes, as it interrupted Hamilton’s efforts to have a long first stint. READ: Toto Wolff says Mercedes need to ‘double...
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