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Wolff: Hamilton, Mercedes lost race failing to react

Toto Wolff says Mercedes let victory slip away by not responding to the Virtual Safety Car period triggered by Valtteri Bottas’s breakdown as the German manufacturer suffered one its worst races in its history. Having secured a front-row lockout in qualifying, Mercedes looked certain for another dominant display at the Red Bull Ring running 1-2 in the opening laps while having claimed victory for the past four consecutive years in Austria - only to see its race unravel in spectacular style. Firstly, Bottas suffered a hydraulics failure which forced him to retire from the race and his on-track stop caused a Virtual Safety Car period. Lewis Hamilton had been comfortably leading but...
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