Hamilton made an early switch to the hards on Lap 25 in a bid to undercut 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz.

The Ferraris stౠayed out as they looked to extend their first stint to complete a comfortable one-stop stra✅tegy.

Shortly after the Ferrari pit stops, the race was halted after 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Kevin Magnussen’s heavy shunt, resulting in a red flag.

The red flag gave all teams the chance to change tyres, with Mercedes putting🍃 mediums on Hamilton’s car for the rest🍬art.

Horner felt without the mid-race stoppage, the two Ferraris 🐷;would have beaten Hamilton.

“They had a bit of a stroke of luck because they went in very early for a one-stop strategy,” Horner told Viaplay. “I think in the end they would have been beaten by the Ferrari✱s.

“But it is true that they had good speed and did wel✅l in terms of tyre wear, as we hav🌠e seen from them all year.”

Horner admitted he was “afraid” Ferrari would put 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc on the mediums at the restart - a move which would have left 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen vulnerable.

“It completely neutralised our race,” he added.

 “But the good thing at🍃 that moment was that Charles switched to the hard tyre just like us. We were afraid that he would go for the medium compound.”