Hamilton: Would Not Have Pitted If Second Place Risked

Hamilton had been behind Ferrari team-mate and eventual race winner Charles Leclerc when the race was neutralized in the closing stages after Max Verstappen crashed at Stowe. The Mercedes driver made a second pit stop under the safety car but emerged behind Russell, dropping to third place. somethingsdifferent.biz

The seven-time world champion admitted after the race that his decision to pit was influenced by the belief that second place was safe, a calculation that proved incorrect when Russell overtook him during the restart.