Mercedes technical director James Allison believes the way his team dealt with its strategy mistake at the Austrian Grand Prix shows a healthy attitude towards failure within Mercedes.
Lewis Hamilton lost the lead of the race when the team failed to pit him under a Virtual Safety Car period following Valtteri Bottas' retirement on lap 14. In the end the decision proved inconsequential as Hamilton retired with a loss of fuel pressure nine laps from the end, but had he finished the race it would have cost the reigning world champion at least 13 points.