Toto Wolff explains Mercedes' key strategy call behind Lewis Hamilton's British Grand Prix victory.
Seven-time world champion clinched a record-extending ninth British Grand Prix win in a thrilling wet-dry race at Silverstone, having overcome McLaren’s Lando Norris before holding off world championship leader Max Verstappen.
Hamilton had to fend off a late charge from 2021 title rival Verstappen in the closing four laps but managed his tyres and proved to have enough of a gap to claim his first F1 victory in almost three years. "We didn’t believe the hard was the right tyre to go. In hindsight, probably the right order of priority would be medium, hard, soft. That’s what would have been the quickest.
Asked if Hamilton himself had made the call for softs, Wolff replied: “I think the communication with the driver today was very good and we kept the channel open at all times.
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