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Pirelli: ‘Race temperatures made tactical decisions difficult'

Pirelli's Paul Hembery says the changing track temperatures over the course of the Chinese GP made life very difficult for the teams. Warmer than expected conditions greeted the teams and drivers on race day in Shanghai, a city usually covered over by cloud. Instead of the expected mid-teen temperatures, the race saw temps climb as high as the early 20s before cooling down throughout the Grand Prix. Because of this, things were a little more complicated than expected according to Paul Hembery: “The falling track temperature over the course of the grand prix meant that the race tactics were quite hard to predict. This led to the frontrunners adopting very similar strategies, with some...
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