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Mercedes open up on ‘protecting' Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes' head of trackside engineering Andrew Shovlin has revealed why George Russell was instructed to let Lewis Hamilton past in the closing laps of last weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. The Silver Arrows struggled in Suzuka last weekend and were a distant fourth in the pecking order, comfortably behind Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari. Hamilton and Russell started the race in seventh and eighth, but immediately dropped to eighth and ninth after the pair were overtaken by Fernando Alonso. The Mercedes duo spent more time battling each other than their opposition in Japan, with their first of three duels having taken place in the opening few laps. Want to work in Formula 1? Browse the latest...
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