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Wolff explains pace radio messages to Hamilton

 XPB Images Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton was over-cautious managing his tyres during the Hungarian Grand Prix, leading to radio messages telling him to pick up the pace. Hamilton was leading after the first round of pit stops but said he was struggling for pace having fitted soft tyres. With team-mate Nico Rosberg getting within two seconds, Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel were also closing in on the two Mercedes at that stage of the race and Hamilton was told to improve his pace or risk losing out on the best time to pit as the team would need to protect Rosberg from a threat behind. Hamilton did speed up in response and Wolff doesn't believe the defending champion was...
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