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Mercedes still baffled by Hamilton's fastest lap

Mercedes have absolutely 'no idea' how Lewis Hamilton managed to set a fastest lap on 32-lap old hard tyres at the British Grand Prix. Hamilton ignored the Silver Arrows' call to pit for a second time during the closing stages of the race at Silverstone and proved his point by pumping in a 1:27.369 on the last lap. But whilst Hamilton's job is done, he has left his team scratching their heads as to how he actually managed it. 'We truthfully have no idea at all how Lewis did the fastest lap of the race on 32-lap old, hard tyres,' head strategist James Vowles said in Mercedes' latest post-race debrief. 'Hardest tyre available, completely used up and yet he does a fantastic lap at the end....
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