A Fortunate Mistake: How Lewis Hamilton won the German GP
When McLaren told Lewis Hamilton he needed to open up a 23-second gap in nine laps, the Briton didn't think he was going to win the race at Hockenheim last weekend. Never the less, he made it work out in the end. Adam cooper analyses the Woking boys' performance on track and on the pit wall
There were smiles all around the McLaren camp as their man crossed the line to score a sensational victory, and any question marks about the strategy could be quickly forgotten.
It hadn't seemed quite so clear cut a little earlier, when the race leader stayed out under the Safety Car as his rivals piled into the pitlane. And yet the leader proved to be quick enough to be able to pit under green and still take the chequered flag in front.
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