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Mercedes concedes: 'Verstappen would've won on any tire'

Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen's choice to start on the hard tire at the Silverstone Grand Prix last Sunday was widely praised as a masterstroke. Mercedes wasn't surprised, however, and Andrew Shovlin says in their debrief that it didn't matter much for the outcome of the race either. "We already figured Red Bull would choose to start on the hard tire. We knew that tyre would be fast enough to get through Q2. If they thought they were going to start behind us it would give them an opportunity to do something else". Read more Hamilton compares social role with Senna's: 'Had such an impact' Starting on the hard tyre for Mercedes not a logical option Although this was a danger,...
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