Speaking at the end of a race he could have won, Valtteri Bottas admitted that he was wrong to think that a one-stop strategy wouldn't work. Ignoring the timing of the safety car, which played a crucial part in the outcome of the race, the Finn didn't believe the hard tyres could last as long as they did. 'In our strategy meeting in the morning, the drivers brought up whether there was an off-set strategy possible for the guy running second,' explained Toto Wolff, 'because if you put them on the same tyre, this is probably how the race is going to end. 'So picking up on the suggestion, we decided that the second-placed driver would run an off-set strategy with the hard tyre in the middle....
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