Mercedes took advantage of a red flag to change tyres and secure a one-stop strategy, benefiting from good speed and tyre wear.
The Ferraris stayed out as they looked to extend their first stint to complete a comfortable one-stop strategy .The red flag gave all teams the chance to change tyres, with Mercedes putting mediums on Hamilton’s car for the restart.“They had a bit of a stroke of luck because they went in very early for a one-stop strategy ,” Horner told Viaplay. “I think in the end they would have been beaten by the Ferraris.
“But it is true that they had good speed and did well in terms of tyre wear, as we have seen from them all year.”“But the good thing at that moment was that Charles switched to the hard tyre just like us. We were afraid that he would go for the medium compound.”MotoGP
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