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Wolff defends Mercedes strategist after Austrian GP mistake
Toto Wolff has defended Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles after the team failed to pit Lewis Hamilton under the virtual safety car, a mistake which effectively wiped any chance away of Hamilton winning the race. After Valtteri Bottas suffered a hydraulic issue, the virtual safety car was deployed leading to Ferrari and Red Bull both double stacking their drivers to pit under the VSC as a pit stop cost in terms of time is much less than in normal racing conditions. "We made a mistake and what I think happened is that we were running one and two and controlling the race and suddenly you see Valtteri stopping with a hydraulic leak. "The VSC came out, we had half a lap to react...
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