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Mercedes spent seven laps discussing second stop for Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says its strategy team spent seven laps weighing up the merits of making the second stop that ultimately proved crucial in its Hungarian Grand Prix triumph. Lewis Hamilton extended his first stint by seven laps and used fresher Hard tyres to launch an attack on leader Max Verstappen, but the Red Bull driver held on to retain his advantage. Hamilton remained within a couple of seconds of Verstappen but on lap 48 was called into the pits for a fresh set of Medium tyres. It left him with 22 laps in which to reduce a 20-second deficit, a feat which he accomplished, going on to pass Verstappen for victory. “We discussed it from lap 40 to lap 47, we discussed...
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