A debate - involving Christian Horner - has proven how difficult it was for Mercedes to select the optimum strategy in the F1 Japanese Grand Prix.’s P7 - behind both Ferraris and both red Bulls among others - suggests that Mercedes got their decision wrong in Suzuka. Mercedes justify F1 Japanese GP strategy after Lewis Hamilton radio query“A topsy-turvy weekend,” Sky Sports’ Bernie Collins assessed. “They will be disappointed by what has happened in the race.
“Lewis is maybe a little bit skewed by the first stint on the hards. He was overtaken by George on the same tyre, likely on the same fuel load.“Then he says the ‘medium at the end felt the best’. Of course it does! It’s the lightest the car has been, the best the track has been… “All of those things mean that the medium - or whatever tyre you fit for the final stint - will feel the best."
Collins insisted that the medium tyre is not always preferable: “Not necessarily. That is a bit subjective.Christian Horner's verdict on Mercedes' strategy callBut Damon Hill had a different view about Mercedes’ strategy.“I disagree with Bernie,” Horner said. “As a driver, I would have liked both mediums, please!”“I was speaking with Checo,” Horner said. “He was saying with hindsight he would have preferred two hard tyres, rather than two mediums, to go into the race.
Verstappen told Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz that Red Bull preferred a two-stop strategy after the restart.George Russell “aggressive” but he escapes punishment for Oscar Piastri incident
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