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In hindsight we made the wrong mistake, admits Mercedes
Mercedes technical director, Mike Elliot admits the German team made a mistake in not pitting Lewis Hamilton at the restart of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Recalling the craziness that was the Hungarian Grand Prix, surely one of the most lasting images will be that of Lewis Hamilton lining up on the grid alone for the restarted race... a move that made the grid for the infamous 2005 United States Grand Prix look relatively normal. Speaking after the race, Toto Wolff insisted it was the right move not to pit Lewis Hamilton at the end of the formation lap, but days later, technical director, Mike Elliot doesn't agree. 'Clearly in hindsight we made the wrong choice,' says Elliot in the German...
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