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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Lando is the one who suggested pitting Oscar first, not the team. IMO Lando wanted fresher tires than Oscar just to be safe. Since Lando didn't actually sacrifice the better strategy, there really shouldn't have been any reason to swap them...but I can see how the team didn't see it this way
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Lando also likely wanted an extra lap or two for the slim possibility of a safety car that would have handed him a legit chance to win the race and taking a chunk out of Piastri’s lead.
I think the general principle of not undercutting your teammate is fair. At the same time, it is never completely black and white…particularly when the drivers are competing directly with each other for a driver’s championship.