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Gasly's 'nightmare' race caused by strategy blunder

Pierre Gasly's hopes of following up his impressive performance in qualifying with an equally good result on Sunday were botched by a big strategy mistake made by the AlphaTauri pitwall. Gasly lined up seventh on the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix grid and held his own in the opening stages of the 52-lap event. But to his complete surprise, the Frenchman was called in after just seven laps to swap his mediums for a set of hard tyres. Alas, Gasly emerged well down the order and engulfed in traffic, bewildered by his team's call. Team Talk - Second Sunday at Silverstone "It was pretty much a nightmare in the second stint," said the AlphaTauri charger. "The first stint felt good,...
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