Hamilton says his slow DutchGP restart was caused by switching to the right engine mode too late. F1
for victory at Zandvoort after a strong run through much of the race, but the events were turned on their head by late VSC and safety car periods.
In the end, Hamilton was unable to hold Verstappen off at all as he was out-dragged from the final corner at the safety car restart and lost the front spot before the first turn. But Hamilton insists that there was no fault and instead confessed to having initially accelerated in the wrong engine mode, which would have cost him momentum compared to Verstappen behind him.
The radio conversation between Hamilton and his engineer Peter Bonnington at the time shows that Hamilton was reminded before the end of the safety car period to change his engine mode into its balanced race setting, Strat Five.Bonnington told him:"So when the lights go out it will be Strat mode five," he said."You can use an early overtake push, push and hold available at your discretion.
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