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Wolff: Merc lost the race failing to react to VSC

Retirements aside, Toto Wolff acknowledges Mercedes lost the Austrian GP when they failed to react to a Virtual Safety Car and pit Lewis Hamilton. Although Mercedes ran 1-2 in the early laps of Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, it all went horribly wrong when Valtteri Bottas retired with a hydraulic issue on lap 14. While Mercedes' rivals reacted to the Virtual Safety Car by pitting their drivers, both Red Bulls and Ferraris coming in, Mercedes kept race leader Hamilton out. He fell to fourth when he eventually pitted on lap 25. 'I want to say something, but just leave me to it,' he said before adding: 'I don't get it. I am not going to be able to pass these guys. We have thrown away the win.'...
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