FANDEBRIEF
Race Analysis · Canadian 2024
tyre story

Mercedes Threw Away Hamilton's Best Drive of the Season

Lewis Hamilton drove the fastest race pace in Montreal and finished fourth because his team made a safety car call that didn't need to happen.

Lewis Hamilton drove the fastest race in Montreal and finished fourth. Max Verstappen won with slower pace. The difference was one pit stop that Mercedes didn't need to make.

Key Finding
Hamilton was seven tenths faster per lap than Verstappen and still finished 5 seconds behind him. That's a strategy failure, not a driver one.
Tap to continue
Hamilton's pace advantage wasted by Mercedes strategy call