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Merc explain strategy amid Hamilton doubt | 'Between rock and hard place'

Mercedes say they were "between a rock and a hard place" when tasked with Lewis Hamilton's strategy at the Miami GP and have explained why they asked their driver to make a pit-stop decision himself. Hamilton finished sixth in Sunday's race and behind George Russell again despite leading his team-mate for the majority of the weekend after a Safety Car played into one Mercedes' hands, and hampered the other. Russell capitalised on Lando Norris and Pierre Gasly's crash with his first stop for fresh tyres while Mercedes were left with a conundrum on Hamilton, who had already pitted. After some radio debate - with Mercedes consulting Hamilton for his own input on the decision - the...
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