Lewis Hamilton admitted that he had been shocked at how poorly Mercedes had been able to cope with the hot conditions and softer tyres at Silverstone this weekend in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. Hamilton and team mate Valtteri Bottas started the race on the medium compound tyres, which were a step softer than the tyres used for last weekend's British Grand Prix which climaxed with issues for both drivers. Wary of not wanting the same problems again this time, both men went for early stops on Sunday, Hamilton switching to hard tyres on lap 14 which was one later than Bottas. However Red Bull's Max Verstappen was able to start the race on the hard tyre and stayed out until lap 26, by...
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