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THE STRATEGIST: Did the wrong strategy cost AlphaTauri P7 in their constructors' battle with Williams?
While both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships had been sewn up before Formula 1 arrived in Abu Dhabi for the season finale, there were still plenty of teams and drivers locked in battle for their final finishing positions – with every place in the constructors’ standings worth millions of dollars to each team.
One such battle existed between Williams and AlphaTauri, with the British team just seven points ahead in the fight for P7 before the final race of the year. Former Aston Martin strategist Bernie Collins looks at how this one played out, and whether a different strategy could have seen AlphaTauri overhaul their rivals under the Yas Marina lights...
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