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april 15, 2018 - Pirelli formula1
FORMULA 1 - DANIEL RICCIARDO WINS FOR RED BULL WITH A TWO-STOP STRATEGY AFTER MAKING HIS SECOND STOP UNDER THE SAFETY CAR
A WIDE VARIETY OF TYRE STRATEGIES IN PLAY THROUGHOUT THE FIELD WITH ALL THREE COMPOUNDS USED BY MANY DRIVERS
A LONG SAFETY CAR PERIOD, TOGETHER WITH TRACK TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES WARMER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS, INFLUENCE RACE STRATEGY
#shanghai, April 15, 2018 – Red Bull’s #danielricciardo won the Chinese Grand Prix from sixth on the grid, having started on the ultrasoft tyre and making two pit stops. His second stop was made under a safety car, enabling him to re-start with new soft tyres and gain an advantage over those one-stopping on a different strategy. His Red Bull team mate #maxverstappen adopted a similar strategy, with both cars double-stacking in the pits. Mercedes driver #valtteribottas in second adopted a completely different strategy, similar to his team mate #lewishamilton and both Ferrari drivers: starting on the soft and making just one stop to medium. Despite this wide range of tactics with many drivers using all three compounds, there was a very tight battle between the frontrunners – where managing the tyres was paramount – all the way to the finish.
MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF CAR #racing “After Bahrain, we enjoyed another race where some different thinking on tyre strategy among the leading competitors led to a very exciting conclusion, with many different tactics in play. Track temperatures today were around 20 degrees higher than they had been over the previous couple of days, which meant that the teams were facing a few unknown factors heading into the race, not having run in these temperatures here before. Another factor that influenced tyre strategy and ultimately the race victory was a lengthy safety car period, allowing both Red Bulls to change tyres at an advantageous moment, while reducing wear and degradation for everyone else who stayed out. In total, six drivers, including the race winner, used all three compounds.”
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