Since the team repeatedly insisted, Hamilton ultimately chose to trust the team's judgment.
On the 51st lap, with 7 laps remaining in the race, he opted for a pit stop to change tires.
However, during the pit stop tire change, Hamilton was clearly somewhat dissatisfied, continuously complaining in the team TR.
Because he truly felt that a pit stop for a tire change at this moment was not a very good choice.
But at this point, Hamilton had already pitted, apart from a couple of complaints, he was powerless to change anything.
When Hamilton exited the pit lane, he was already behind Leclerc, now ranking fifth.
After exiting, Hamilton's speed was indeed faster than Leclerc, in the second sector of the out lap he was 0.9 seconds quicker, and over one lap he was 3 seconds faster than Leclerc.
It was clear that Hamilton still wanted to improve his position.
