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Palmer ‘baffled' by Mercedes' Hamilton strategy

Ex-F1 driver Jolyon Palmer found Mercedes' decision to change their strategy for Lewis Hamilton in Monaco 'baffling'. A poor qualifying performance left Hamilton starting P7 in Monaco, though that effectively became P6 when pole-sitter Charles Leclerc was forced to withdraw before the race. And Hamilton's afternoon was not helped by Mercedes' call to bring him into the pits earlier than expected, allowing Red Bull to pull off the overcut with Sergio Perez. The Briton was furious with his team, making that very clear over the radio, and Palmer too found the decision 'baffling'. 'Red Bull have shown Mercedes what they should have done, and that is maybe just a bit of a warning shot back from...
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