Toto Wolff has admitted Mercedes did engage in kidology to try and lure Williams into an unfavourable pitstop during their thrilling early battle for the lead of the British GP. For the first time this season, neither of Mercedes' drivers controlled the opening laps of a race after Felipe Massa stormed past both front-row starting W06s and Valtteri Bottas then overtook Lewis Hamilton for second on the lap-three restart at Silverstone. At the end of lap 14, when the Williams and Mercedes cars were running within two seconds of each other, the world champions' pit crew came out into their box with tyres in apparent preparation for a stop for one of their drivers, only to then return to the...
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