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McLaren has revealed Mercedes’ choice to run the Soft tyre for the last stint at Formula 1’s British Grand Prix duped the side into the call which cost it a possible win. Lando Norris was controlling proceedings out in the lead at Silverstone when McLaren responded a lap late on the crossover to slicks and […]
At Silverstone, Lando Norris led the race, but McLaren made a late call to switch to slicks, allowing Lewis Hamilton to overtake. Despite Norris’ efforts, his tires degraded, and he fell behind Max Verstappen from Red Bull. McLaren’s boss, Andrea Stella, took responsibility for the team’s errors during the race. Stella admitted that the decision-making process was influenced by Mercedes’ switch to Soft tires. He believed McLaren should have stuck with the Medium tires instead. Stella emphasized that the team, not Norris, should have made the final decision on tire strategy. McLaren needed to show more assertiveness in overruling Norris’ preference for Soft tires.
