Mercedes were dominating with P1 and P2 during Sunday’s AustrianGP before safety car deployment.And everything looked business as usual for Champions until pit-wall started warning their drivers to avoid KERBS. Reliabiltiy was a concern during Barcelona pre-season testing for six time champions.
During second safety car, except Mercedes drivers and Perez everyone opted for fresh tires.Red Bull driver Alex Albon on fresher soft tire immediately overtook Hamilton during final safety car restart before both touched and eventually Hamilton lost his podium with 5 seconds penalty for that incident.
Mercedes Strategy director James Vowles explains thought process behind not pitting their drivers during safety car and reason behind gear box issue in their Race debrief.
