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Mercedes angry it 'missed an open goal' at Singapore GP

Mercedes shares Lewis Hamilton's opinion that the reigning world champion would have easily won the Singapore Grand Prix with a different strategy.

Hamilton finished fourth at Marina Bay but had looked like a contender for the victory early on. The result hinged on Ferrari's decision to pit Sebastian Vettel earlier than expected and before the cars in front -- known in F1 as 'the undercut' -- which allowed him to jump both Hamilton and his own Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc.

Like Hamilton, Leclerc was left baffled at his team's choice to not pit earlier. While Ferrari pitted Leclerc soon afterwards, Mercedes was forced to stretch out Hamilton's opening stint in the hope of a Safety Car.