The Mercedes pit crew came out ready to supply Lewis Hamilton with some fresh tyres in the final few laps of the British Grand Prix. But Hamilton disagreed with his team and decided to stay out on the track. He went on to win his home race for a record-breaking the sixth time.  After his teammate pitted in the final stages of the race, Hamilton had a 21-second gap. Enough time for a fast pitstop, but no room for any kind of error. Hamilton didn't want to take the risk.  “I had a pitstop window, but there’s the entry of the pitlane, there’s the stop, there’s extra pressure on the mechanics to do the pitstop – not that I doubt them at all, but you just...
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