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Mercedes did not ‘gamble’ with Sprint strategy – Russell
George Russell believes that Mercedes’ decision to put him on the Soft tyre for the Qatar Grand Prix Sprint was not a gamble. He explained that they knew the Soft tyre would give them an advantage into the first corner, but the tyre degraded worse than expected, allowing Oscar Piastri to retake the lead. Despite missing out on a podium finish, Russell supported Mercedes’ strategy and stated that if they had started on the Medium tyre, the result would have been the same. He also highlighted that the tyre degradation in this Sprint race was unlike anything they had seen before in the previous 12 races.
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