Lauda would have taken his hat off for that, says victorious Hamilton

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So ragged and overwhelmed at Hockenheim just a week earlier, Hamilton and Mercedes made a gamble when they pitted unexpectedly for a second time with 20 laps remaining leaving the defending five-time champion to charge down a 20 seconds deficit on fresher and faster medium-compound tyres. "Honestly, we'd had brake problems all weekend and I was a bit worried," said Hamilton after a stirring triumph that has lifted 62 points clear of team-mate Valtteri Bottas in the championship with Verstappen third. "I was actually doing a lot of coasting and not touching the brake for half the lap.

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