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Mercedes says warm-up fears prompted medium tyre choice

Mercedes' Andrew Shovlin says the decision to switch Lewis Hamilton to the medium tyre during the Monaco Grand Prix was dictated by warm-up fears linked to the hard compound. The deployment of the Safety Car in Sunday's race after just ten laps enticed the front-runners to go for an early tyre change. Among the leaders however, Hamilton was the only driver to head back out on track on a set of medium tyres, while followers Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas were shod with Pirelli's hard rubber. 'Gutted' Bottas will emerge stronger from Monaco defeat - Wolff For 67 laps, Hamilton was challenged to make his medium tyres outlast the manufacturer's recommended 50-lap lifespan...
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