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Allison: We did something plain dumb

Having missed out on the opportunity to pit Lewis Hamilton when the safety car was deployed in the wake of Valtteri Bottas' retirement, whereas Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc had taken full advantage, when the safety car was deployed again following the Ferrari clash the German team was in a quandary. Running behind Verstappen, as he approached the pit entry, with just five laps remaining, the Briton was told by his engineer, Pete Bonnington: 'Let us know if you want tyres,', advising the world champion, 'you will lose one place'. 'You make the decision,' barked the driver, before quickly adding, 'I'll come in, I'll come in' moments later. However, in pitting the Briton lost not one...
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