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   Mark to John Milner   
   Re: COTA 2023   
   23 Oct 23 10:27:49   
   
   From: mpconmy@gmail.com   
      
   John Milner  wrote:   
   > On 23/10/2023 11:12, geoff wrote:   
   >> On 23/10/2023 9:53 pm, John Milner wrote:   
   >>> On 23/10/2023 09:22, geoff wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Another Merc strategy fail ....   
   >>>   
   >>> Are you talking about Merc's tyre strategy or the car's 'technical   
   >>> error' that led to his disqualification?   
   >   
   >> The 'too late' tyre stop.   
   >   
   > I thought that Merc wanted to have enough tyre performance over the last   
   > laps to catch Max who was on older tyres, and so extended Lewis' middle   
   > stint. It was always going to be a guessing-game, and it almost worked.   
      
   Has anyone read the full report? Was it a marginal breach (possibly   
   explained by tyre wear) or more significant caused by running too   
   marginal a setup?   
      
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