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“It was classic Lewis,” Shovlin commented. “It was just nice seeing him do what he does best, which is working on that gameplan through the race. We talked a lot about what the weather might look like.
“We were well aware we may face showers, that you would have to stay out there on slicks, and he was well briefed on that. At that point where a lot of people came in for the early inter stop and got it wrong, Lewis was saying ‘no, it’s fine. I’m staying out.’
“It was nice when that sort of decision-making between the team and the driver is just working perfectly and you’re able to call all those big strategy decisions spot on.”
Pushed on whether he had ever witnessed any self-doubt in Hamilton amid his and Mercedes’ tough spell, Shovlin responded: “I think the whole team has had a period of that. When we launched our third bad car in a row, we were all wondering, ‘why have we made that mistake and how have we done that again?’
“It does have you questioning what you’re doing. I think the fact that we haven’t had a competitive car made it difficult for Lewis because he is a driver who is just born to win races. It’s been a tough few years for him, having had so many difficult results.
