Mercedes had “no choice” but to pit Bottas first in French GP

Hamilton was able to pass pole-sitter Verstappen on the opening lap of the race after a mistake from the Red Bull driver, and led the opening stint.
But it was third-placed Bottas who was the first to pit at the end of lap 17, moving from the medium to the hard-compound tyre.
Red Bull responded by bringing Verstappen in one lap later, with the powerful undercut allowing the Dutchman to jump …Keep reading