News Details
Mercedes' two reasons why Hamilton didn't pit earlier
Mercedes believe it was not possible to pit Lewis Hamilton earlier than lap 14 at the start of the United States Grand Prix. A very aggressive strategy from Red Bull ultimately paid off at the Circuit of The Americas as World Championship leader Max Verstappen held off his title rival in a tense finale. Even though Hamilton grabbed the race lead following an amazing start out of the blocks from P2 on the grid, it was still Red Bull calling the first shots and forcing Hamilton and Mercedes to be reactive, rather than proactive, when it came to pit stop strategy. With Verstappen pitting as early as lap 10 and Perez following suit three laps later, Mercedes eventually brought Hamilton in on...
Full Story »
Full Story »
3y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Austin FP1: Bottas first as Mercedes fires early...
Formula 1 was back to the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, for the 2021...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Austin Takeaways: Verstappen’s Tyre Masterclass
What a weekend Austin served! I say weekend because the dramatic buildup...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Austin FP2: Perez fastest, Mercedes sandbagging
Red Bull's Sergio Perez topped the time screens at the end of the second...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Leclerc: bumps make the track particularly treacherous
Charles Leclerc's trip to Austin was not straight forward, and it seems...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Injured Maverick Vinales to miss MotoGP Hungarian GP...
No description available...
5h ago from Motorsport.com
Pecco Bagnaia just can’t explain nightmare gremlins...
No description available...
6h ago from Motorsport.com
MotoGP Austrian GP: Marc Marquez beats brother Alex in...
No description available...
8h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez strikes back to take Austrian MotoGP...
Marc Marquez continued his dominance in Saturday afternoon races by...
8h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Strongest season yet for Pato O’Ward has been...
Pato O’Ward is having the best IndyCar season of his career, and is...
9h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
McLaren to auction future F1, IndyCar and WEC cars in...
McLaren is to auction future F1, IndyCar and World Endurance Championship...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Winners and losers from IndyCar’s Portland 2025...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Chip Ganassi: ‘We’re spoiled’ having drivers...
Alex Palou clinched the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series title over the weekend,...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Esteban Ocon's wild childhood dream: 'I wanted to buy...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
How drones will change the way you watch motorsport
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
How WRC's crucial 2027 rules are falling into place
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Kalle Rovanperä hits the jackpot
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen finally won Rally Finland, laying to...
1w ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Situation ‘one to watch' as rivals plot late...
Arsenal attacker Leandro Trossard has been linked with a move away from...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Crystal Palace interested in 25-year-old Arsenal star...
Crystal Palace are reportedly interested in signing Arsenal star Jakob...
9h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Report: Arsenal working in advance to sign 28-year-old...
Barcelona midfielder Frenkie De Jong has been linked with a move to...
13h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arteta's press conference snippets : Extra Saturday...
Morning, a quick Saturday round-up for you. Mikel Arteta held his first...
14h ago from Arseblog.com
Comments
Hottest News
F1 champion shocked as footage emerges of near crash with a...
Most F1 drivers would remember coming into... Read More »
50m ago from GPFans.com
Lewis Hamilton shares action packed F1 summer break at...
Lewis Hamilton has detailed his action-packed... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Daniel Ricciardo taken to hospital as Ferrari make Lewis...
Check out the biggest stories from Saturday,... Read More »
1h ago from RacingNews365.com
