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Seidl wasn't confident about Imola soft tyre call

Andreas Seidl says he was not confident about the decision to put Lando Norris on soft tyres for the restart at Imola. Due to Lewis Hamilton going into the gravel and Sergio Perez serving a penalty, Norris found himself in P3, behind Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, when the race was red-flagged following Valtteri Bottas and George Russell's crash. During the stoppage, McLaren opted to put him on soft tyres for the restart and it proved a good call as he quickly passed Leclerc with a move that ultimately secured the second podium finish of his F1 career. However, at the time, Seidl was not so sure about it. “I asked my strategy guys, they were pretty confident it would work out. I...
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