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Hamilton says team's weather forecast led to tyre blunder
Lewis Hamilton says he trusted the Mercedes team's forecast for rain at the second standing start of Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix, which led to his decision not to pit for a set of slick tyres, contrary to the entire field behind him. After the race was suspended following a multi-car pileup at the first corner triggered by Valtteri Bottas, everyone regrouped. But as the field headed out for its formation lap - led by Hamilton -ahead of the race's restart, conditions warranted a change to dry tyres. Every driver except for Hamilton thus pulled into the pitlane at the end of the formation lap, a move that led to the unusual sight of the seven-time world champion sitting on his own on the...
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