Quote Originally Posted by journeyman racer View Post
Personally, I don't think they give a ****.

MB haven't split their strategies this year, but did last weekend. It wouldn't surprise me if they even wanted Hamilton to pit late for no other reason than they can say they gave both their drivers the same amount of stops and let them decide it on the track.

Hamilton obviously is confident and has clout within the team, so he can go against team orders.

I'll link this article again.

https://www.speedcafe.com/2019/07/16...stop-strategy/





So it was meant to be Bottas with med, med, hard. Hamilton with med, hard, med. The safety car contributed significantly. Hamilton did not have to pass Bottas on the track. The supposedly inferior strategy ended up being the best one.
The split strategy idea fits in well with them becoming more sensitive to the fact they're hearing that they are winning too much , making F1 boring .
They can afford to add some spice to the show when they lead as much as they do now .