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Wolff Defends Mercedes, Says Hamilton's Hesitance To Pit Cost Him Points

The Turkish Grand Prix brought frustration for Sir Lewis Hamilton, with him feeling the team made a costly wrong decision towards the end of the race. The Championship lead has changed hands four times in the last six races, with Max Verstappen emerging as the front-runner after Red Bull’s double podium in Turkey. READ: Nikita Mazepin: ‘I Feel Very Sorry For Lewis’ Despite his best efforts, Hamilton was unable to find his way to the podium. After qualifying fastest, an engine penalty saw him start from P11. Hamilton recovered to finish in P5, but he was not hiding his frustrations following his pit-stop eight laps from the end of the race which ended up costing him two places....
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