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Wrong Toro Rosso strategy call cost Hartley points

Brendon Hartley rued a lost chance in Hungary to double his championship-point tally, pinning that failure on a bad strategy call by Toro Rosso. The Kiwi took a conservative approach to his start, backing off into Turn 1 as he was battling team mate Pierre Gasly for position, but losing a position to Haas' Kevin Magnussen. Later on, an early stop and swap to the medium compound permanently put him out of contention for a top-ten finish. All in all, it was a missed opportunity for Hartley after his strong performance in qualifying. "I’m disappointed not to score points after a strong qualifying," he admitted. "I had a great start but decided not to dive up the inside of...
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