'The race planner said the win is on. Tight, but on.' 💬 Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says the late VSC period to move Yuki Tsunoda's car ruined a shootout for victory with Max Verstappen ⬇️
Mercedes made an ambitious one-stop strategy work by fitting Lewis Hamilton and George Russell with the hard at the end of their first stint, bringing them into contention for victory.
But a VSC called following Yuki Tsunoda's stoppage on lap 44 gave Verstappen the chance to pit and retain track position ahead of Hamilton and Russell, prompting Mercedes to bring its drivers in again. "The simulation says that Max would have come out eight seconds behind us with 20 laps to go," explained Wolff.
The team had intended to keep Verstappen out long enough so he could take soft tyres for the final stint after the Dutchman stressed he did not want to use the hards.
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