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Shovlin admits: 'If not for this, Verstappen would have won Bahrain'
The final phase of the Bahrain GP would have looked totally different if it wasn't for a late safety car that stayed on until the end of the race. The podium would probably have looked different as well, with not Lewis Hamilton but Max Verstappen at the top. This is also acknowledged by Mercedes-boss Andrew Shovlin. If the late safety car at Sakhir had gone in before the finish line, Max Verstappen would probably have won first place, all because he was in a much better position than Hamilton in terms of tire strategy towards the end of the race. Shovlin explains, in the Mercedes-debrief on Youtube: “If the race had resumed Lewis would have probably been in trouble. His set was...
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