What is going on with Mercedes F1? Why was the pit stop so slow that Lewis Hamilton lost places? Until then, the race was going really well for the Briton. He started P8 on the grid and moved up several places to acquire P4. In the process, Hamilton gave us some beautiful overtakes on Haas’s and Alpine’s.
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Formula One F1 – Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria – July 7, 2022 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton ahead of the Grand Prix REUTERS/Florion Goga
The driver looks very much in form despite a tough time in the Red Bull Ring. He crashed out during the qualifying, and the sprint race was not the best for him after he could only acquire P8. Further, his teammate George Russell also suffered after picking up a 5 second penalty in the race.
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Twitter reacts to Lewis Hamilton’s slow pit stop
Things didn’t get better for Mercedes, despite Hamilton performing really well. Twitter has now reacted to their mistake as Hamilton also complained on the team radio. He said, “Wanted to offset myself as much as possible, man,” right after Lance Stroll and Esteban Ocon jumped places on him.
Mercedes are so shit, we would’ve jumped Ocon, but no, pit stop problems AGAIN
— Mclaren30 (@MclarenThirty) July 10, 2022
Mercedes pitstop people are genuinely the worst in the business, this is so pathetic man @MercedesAMGF1
— Jorgé 
(@jorjbaykur) July 10, 2022
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The driver, though quick to get his place back, could’ve been held back too. However, things turned out for the better as Stroll quickly pitted and overtaking Ocon wasn’t much of a challenge for the Mercedes driver.
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However, this Mercedes pit stop gone slow could’ve really been a game-changer for the Briton. After all, Austria is all about strategies.
