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"Magic call" crucial to Hamilton victory - Wolff
Toto Wolff says Mercedes Formula 1 team's strategists made a "magic call" in pitting Lewis Hamilton late under Virtual Safety Car, which helped the Briton defeat Sebastian Vettel in the Spanish Grand Prix. Pole-sitter Hamilton had lost out to Vettel at the start and followed the Ferrari driver during the first two stints of the 66-lap grand prix. But when contact between the McLaren of Stoffel Vandoorne and the Williams of Felipe Massa left the former stranded in the gravel on lap 33, Hamilton used the resulting Virtual Safety Car period to make his final stop. The Briton wound up waiting until lap 36, taking to the pitlane as the "VSC ending" message appeared on the...
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