The race had been shaping up for a tense scenario, one in which the advantage was with Hamilton. He decided to stay out longer before his pit stop – after Bottas and Verstappen had stopped for fresh tyres – to try to extend enough of a lead to stop and stay in front. The safety car was out for not much longer than Hamilton was in the pits for his fresh tyres and he was able to emerge with a four-second lead and cruise to the flag. As a result of this concern, once Verstappen’s tyre had failed, Mercedes would have stopped both cars for fresh tyres regardless of whether there had been a safety car or not.
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