Mercedes believes Hamilton and Verstappen would have faced a six-lap shootout for DutchGP victory if not for the virtual safety car triggered by Tsunoda. F1
with the hard at the end of their first stint, bringing them into contention for victory.
But a VSC called following Yuki Tsunoda's stoppage on lap 44 gave Verstappen the chance to pit and retain track position ahead of Hamilton and Russell, prompting Mercedes to bring its drivers in again. "The simulation says that Max would have come out eight seconds behind us with 20 laps to go," explained Wolff.
The team had intended to keep Verstappen out long enough so he could take soft tyres for the final stint after the Dutchman stressed he did not want to use the hards.
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