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Silverstone safety car decision was the right call for Wolff
SILVERSTONE, England, July 5 : Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said Formula One had made the right call after Sunday's British Grand Prix ended under safety car conditions, to some boos from the crowd who had wanted to see a last-lap fight to the finish.The decision echoed controversial and painful memories of the 2021 world championship decider in Abu Dhabi when the usual safety car procedures were changed by the then-race director Michael Masi to avoid the race finishing behind the safety car.That led to Red Bull's Max Verstappen, on fresher tyres, overtaking Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton and taking his first title - in the process denying the Briton a record eighth.Hamilton, now with Ferrari, was the one on fresh tyres on Sunday after pitting from second place when the safety car was deployed four
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