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Strategist keeps job after Mercedes blunder

Jul.2 Mercedes' chief strategist will keep his job after a serious blunder during the Austrian grand prix. Both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas retired with technical problems on Sunday, handing a 1 point championship lead back to Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. But amid that, Mercedes strategist James Vowles admitted on the radio to Hamilton: "I have thrown away the win today. I'm sorry." Team boss Toto Wolff called it the "most painful day" in his Mercedes career, but backed Vowles. "He is one of the best," Wolff said. "And it takes courage to admit in public that you made a mistake." Mercedes' problems were a major boost to Vettel, but the German...
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