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Analysis: How Mercedes lost the Austrian Grand Prix
Austrian Grand Prix – A mechanical failure might have ended Lewis Hamilton's race early on Sunday, but Mercedes had already lost the race for him. Mercedes made a strategic error in the race on Sunday, after the retirement of Valtteri Bottas from P2 on Lap 14. With the Virtual Safety Car deployed and the pace reduced, both Red Bulls & Ferraris dove into the pits, knowing that their pitstops would cost them less time than it would at full racing speed. Crucially, Lewis Hamilton did not come in. Verstappen, pitting at the end of Lap 15, put in an outlap of 1:33.857. Racing resumed during that lap, meaning Verstappen lost a grand total of just eight seconds by making his pitstop while...
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