Lewis Hamilton believes he had the pace to challenge Max Verstappen if Mercedes had made the right strategy decisions at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Hamilton, who started in 13th, was one of the last drivers to switch to intermediates early in the race and was down in 18th. However, he came through the field, together with Lando Norris, and eventually finished in sixth amid the rain chaos.Hamilton was close to a top-five result as he pushed Carlos Sainz hard at the end but couldn't find a way past.
'I was really happy when I got past the McLaren for example, which isn't easy to do on this track. I was quicker than Sainz at the end. I just needed DRS.' Wolff: We stayed out 'catastrophically' too longGeorge Russell also lost out due to Mercedes' decision to stay on the intermediates during the opening 10 laps and was forced to fight back after starting from third.
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