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Palmer: Ferrari missed a chance to pit Hamilton under Singapore VSC

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Palmer says another stop already seemed inevitable, making the Singapore VSC a chance for Ferrari to pit Hamilton with less time lost.

Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer says Ferrari missed a chance to pit Lewis Hamilton during the Virtual Safety Car in Singapore. Hamilton stayed out on worn soft tyres and fell back through the order, Palmer says.

Hamilton was the first of the leading runners to pit from the medium tyre, which Palmer says was not performing well early in the race. Palmer thought another stop was inevitable; he says taking it under the VSC would have reduced the time lost while Hamilton battled Antonelli and the McLarens.

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