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This was Mercedes' plan not to let Verstappen win at Imola

Red Bull Racing took the initiative in the Emilia Grand Prix by bringing Max Verstappen in relatively early. Valtteri Bottas followed, allowing Lewis Hamilton to stay outside on the tarmac longer from third place. The fact that Hamilton prolonged his first stint was immediately the plan. It was part of Mercedes' tactics. Hamilton's strategy was ultimately (unexpectedly) the most rapid. "The meeting discussed what would happen if one of us ended up behind Verstappen," says Hamilton himself, quoted by Auto Motor und Sport. Read more Wolff suspects that Hamilton will stay: 'We are all very tired' Things are not going well for Bottas If Hamilton had driven first and Bottas had been...
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