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Ferrari admit strategy was 'wrong decision', costing Vettel victory

Ferrari overestimated tyre degradation according to team boss Maurizio Arrivabene, which ultimately cost Sebastian Vettel a shot at winning the Canadian Grand Prix, as he dropped behind eventual race winner Lewis Hamilton. A virtual safety car for Jenson Button's McLaren prompted Ferrari to switch from a one-stop to a two-stop, but it proved to be an incorrect move as Hamilton made the one-stop work to finish five second ahead of Vettel. 'We overestimated the degradation of the tyres,' explained Arrivabene. 'This is the reason why we called [Vettel] in and this was the wrong decision.” When suggested Ferrari had also cost Vettel a victory at the season opener in...
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