Article To news overview © Mercedes Mercedes decision to bring Lewis Hamilton in for a second stop ultimately proved the difference in Spain, and trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin explained what thinking went into the decision. Although the Brit started the race on pole position, he saw that advantage go away heading into Turn 1 with Red Bull's Max Verstappen making his way past. As a result Mercedes were forced to rely on strategy to get past the Dutchman, bringing Hamilton in for a second stop. In the end the move proved to be the difference, with Hamilton getting past Verstappen in the closing laps to take his third victory of the season. Shovlin explained that the tyres...
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