George Russell and Lewis Hamilton made a late second pit cease when operating in P2 and P4 respectively having been unable to overhaul on observe.
On contemporary medium tyres, Russell and Hamilton breezed previous Charles Leclerc, earlier than closing as much as the again of Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris.
As a consequence of some tactical driving from Sainz, the Mercedes duo have been unable to overhaul Norris, thus settling for third and fourth going into the ultimate lap.
Hamilton would finally end third after Russell crashed out on the ultimate lap.
Talking to Sky after the race, Wolff stated: “Tremendous that Lewis is on the rostrum. He had a superb race and and had tempo on the finish. Only a disgrace for George as a result of he labored arduous for that.
“It might have been an excellent third and fourth, a number of factors, however now we misplaced 22 [points] towards Ferrari.”
Wolff admitted Mercedes had zero probability of profitable the race in the event that they stayed out beneath the VSC.
“It was so troublesome to win the race if we have been simply static,” he added. “So we stated let’s go for it and we simply went for it and in the long run it’s a podium for Lewis and that’s nice.
“I don’t assume we might have been capable of win [by staying out] that’s why we took the chance. We knew worst case it was third and fifth, finest case the win.
“Once we got here out with a number of laps, it [the data] confirmed first and second.”