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Wolff admits Mercedes 'has lots to learn' after France

Mercedes principal Toto Wolff admitted that his team had made critical mistakes after a potential victory in the french Grand Prix slipped through their fingers at Circuit Paul Ricard, a traditional Mercedes stronghold. Lewis Hamilton started the race from second and took the lead when Max Verstappen ran too deep in turn 2. But despite pulling out a three second advantage before the first round of pit stops, Hamilton lost the lead when Verstappen successfully undercut him. All the teams had been targeting a one-stop strategy for Sunday's race, but Red Bull realised that this wasn't going to work for Verstappen and called him in for a second time on lap 31 while Mercedes decided to tough it...
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