Wolff confirms whether Mercedes considered switching out Russell and Hamilton.

There was a lot of discussion within the team, according to Wolff, about whether or not the decision to pit both cars during the VSC would be successful and result in the team’s first victory since the 2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix in November of last year.

“I believe that the decision was perfect. We would have completed P2, P5, etc. Maybe P2, P4, and we took the risk because we wanted to win the race, and I would do it again any day of the week, according to Wolff.

There are algorithms and probabilities at play, mathematicians, scientists, and strategists are working to find the best solutions, and then there are more straightforward racer minds looking for the best compromise.

“In that situation, there was much discussion about when to put the car in a safety car window or virtual safety car window, but we did it and it deployed while we were all behind it.
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