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Hamilton: Mercedes DRS request to help Russell “made no sense”
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes’ request for him to help George Russell by keeping him in DRS range during the closing stages of the F1 Japanese Grand Prix “made no sense”. The seven-time world champion, on a two-stop strategy, found himself chasing down his one-stopping Mercedes teammate in the final stages of Sunday’s race at Suzuka amid a battle to seal fifth place. Both drivers were being caught by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who like Hamilton was two-stopping and had fresher tyres. Hamilton insisted that he should be waved past Russell but it took several laps for the switch to take place, by which time Sainz was right behind the Mercedes pair. Once he was past Russell,...
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