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Wolff: Hamilton's driving saved us
Team chief Toto Wolff credited Lewis Hamilton's individual ability ‘saved' Mercedes and delivered the team's emotional tribute victory to Niki Lauda at Sunday's dramatic Monaco Grand Prix. Without his 'performance of a champion' drive on badly-worn and incorrectly-chosen medium compound tyres, in which he resisted near-incessant pressure from Max Verstappen's Red Bull, the Silver Arrows' season-opening winning streak may have been over. 'Obviously, it was the wrong call,' admitted Wolff, referring to the decision to fit Pirelli mediums instead of the hards during Hamilton's pit-stop after only 10 laps. We thought the tyre would make it to the end. 'But, of course, it didn't. He saved...
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