There was some concern about the amount of life left in his tires. He was basically at the end of it. They wanted him to come in to ensure that his tires didn't shred or fall off on the last lap or two... but ultimately he was the one behind the wheel and so they left it up to him. He felt that things were running fine, there didn't seem to be any significant issues with them, and he was having a good run. And then he sets the fastest lap on the final lap of the race... I be that really pissed Bottas off... that was the reason they brought him in, was for the extra point of fast lap, gave him a fresh set of medium tires. And then Hamilton pulls that stunt on a pair of worn hard tires.


-tg