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Mercedes apologise to Hamilton after throwing away Austrian GP win
Mercedes will be leaving Austria with a multitude of things to think about, mainly why they didn't pit Lewis Hamilton under the virtual safety car, a strategy call which Red Bull's Christian Horner couldn't understand in the slightest. Having led from the opening lap with a move on teammate Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen, the Briton looked set for a comfortable drive into the distance until Bottas' gearbox failure brought the virtual safety car out. Mercedes chief strategist came over the team radio to apologise for the mistake, taking full blame for the decision. "Lewis, it's James. We can still win this mate. It's my mistake, give this what you can." Both Red Bull and...
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