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Pirelli - F1, 2017 Japanese Grand Prix

With track temperatures in excess of 40 degrees centigrade providing a marked contrast to the much cooler conditions earlier in the weekend, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix from pole, using a onestop supersoft-soft strategy. This was the same tactic adopted by the majority of the field, but one notable exception was Hamilton’s team mate Valtteri Bottas, who chose to start on the soft and run a longer first stint after being hit by a grid penalty. The same applied to Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, while the longest opening stint on the soft was carried out by both Renaults: the last cars to pit. Thanks to its long and high-speed series of corners, #suzuka is one of the most demanding circuits for tyres. However, an early safety car and virtual safety car reduced the amount of degradation slightly, lengthening the opening stint. MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF CAR #racing “Both compounds performed in line with our expectations, although track and air temperatures were a lot higher than they had been previously during the weekend. Combined with the shortage of running in free practice due to weather and red flags, this meant that teams were slightly lacking in information about the conditions and strategy heading into this race. Despite this, and the fact that we brought a softer compound than previous years, the majority of drivers were able to complete the grand prix with just one pit stop – while the drivers who started out of position on the grid were able to use the alternative soft-supersoft strategy to make up some places.”

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