Christian Horner Mocks Lewis Hamilton & Mercedes For Their Tyre Strategy In Mexico!

This entire season has been a story of poor form and tough luck for Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton Mercedes. After failing to secure a win even in Mexico, Hamilton was left frustrated. Now there are only two races remaining in the season, and Mercedes is yet winless. And recently, Red Bull boss Christian Horner has taken a dig at the team for their strategy errors. 

Christian Horner Mocks Lewis Hamilton!

Lewis Hamilton was unable to defeat Max Verstappen in the recent Mexico GP. Thus, Mercedes is yet to record a victory this year. Christian Horner, however, argues that Red Bull would have prevailed even if Mercedes had chosen superior tires for George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes\’ decision to race on the medium and hard tires lost them a shot of winning, as conceded by Horner. He even expressed astonishment at the team\’s decision.

Verstappen could keep up with Hamilton throughout the opening lap. But after the pit stops, Hamilton fell behind. The Silver Arrows gave the seven-time winner a hard compound tire. And as a result, he was behind Red Bull by more than 10 seconds.

When questioned about whether Mercedes could have won the race with superior tire selections, Christian Horner said that the team\’s plan would not have been successful. He stated that the medium and hard tires just do not have enough traction on that surface. They were taken aback by how cautious Mercedes was being with this tactic. Red Bull would continue to be in the lead, according to Horner. They would have come much closer to winning, though. Max Verstappen easily defeated the Mercedes, which used a Medium-to-Hard tire plan, with Red Bull\’s Soft-to-Medium tire strategy.

Mercedes was vying for their first Formula One victory of the 2022 campaign as the season came to a close. After a challenging start to the year, Mercedes improved their competitiveness. Hamilton had a little chance of winning the Austin round before the Mexican Grand Prix. Verstappen, though, overcame a sluggish pit stop to claim the victory.

When asked if Mercedes might have won the race in Mexico with a strategy identical to Red Bull\’s, Christian Horner said he thought the team may have lost up to two victories because they chose the Hard tire. According to race engineer Peter Bonnington, Red Bull\’s medium compound tires were still not expected to last to the finish line.

Now, as the teams are heading to Brazil for the penultimate Grand Prix, it might be the final opportunity for Mercedes to score their first win of the season. Thus, it will be interesting to see what approach Mercedes employ. 

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