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Mercedes backs strategist despite Austrian blunder

Lewis Hamilton leads Valtteri Bottas Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has thrown his support behind the team's Chief Strategist James Vowles despite a costly error during the Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix. Running first on the road as team-mate Valtteri Bottas retired, Mercedes elected not to stop Lewis Hamilton under the resulting Virtual Safety Car. It saw the Englishman drop to fourth when he eventually took service after both Ferraris and Red Bulls pitted under the VSC. The decision not to bring Hamilton into the lane was made by Vowles, who later held his hand up to the mistake over team radio. Wolff however has thrown his support behind his Chief Strategist, and rather than looking for a...
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