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Ewan Gale

Lewis Hamilton 'wouldn't have pitted' under safety car if he knew British GP second was at risk

Lewis Hamilton has conceded he wouldn't have pitted for a second time under the late safety car at the British Grand Prix had he known he would have lost second place to George Russell.

Seven-time champion Hamilton had been behind Ferrari team-mate and eventual race winner Charles Leclerc when the race was neutralised in the closing stages after Max Verstappen crashed at Stowe, his Red Bull needing to be retrieved from the gravel.

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