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Hamilton: Wouldn't Have Pitted If Knew Second Place Risk

Lewis Hamilton reveals he wouldn't have made a second pit stop under the safety car at British GP had he known it would cost him second place to teammate George Russell.

Hamilton had been running behind Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc when the race was neutralized following Max Verstappen's crash at Stowe. The seven-time world champion ultimately finished third after losing position to Russell during the late-race safety car period. afsport.lat

"I wouldn't have pitted if I knew that was going to happen," Hamilton told reporters after the race. "But we didn't have that information."