While his teammate Valtteri Bottas enjoyed his first win of the season at the Turkish Grand Prix, it was a frustrating Sunday for Lewis Hamilton as he missed out on a podium spot and also lost the overall championship lead to Max Verstappen. Hamilton started 11th because of a 10-place grid penalty, drove his way to third, but wound up a disappointing fifth after his team ordered a late-race tire change. The Mercedes strategy allowed Verstappen to swing the championship race from down two points to Hamilton to now leading by six with six races remaining. “It was frustrating at the time, because I could see second (place) and then I’m back in fifth,” Hamilton said about Mercedes’ decision. “In that moment I only have a certain amount of information and the team has other information. It’s hard to want to give something up when you don’t know the whole …
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