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Pirelli predicts two-stop strategies at Suzuka

Pirelli is predicting a two-stop race in the Japanese Grand Prix, something that will ensure more strategic variety – and potentially more excitement around the pitstops – than most dry races have seen in 2017. Although rain in FP2 mean that there is little information on degradation, Pirelli's simulations suggests that a one-stop will be too much of stretch for the supersofts on which the top 10 drivers are likely to start the race. The preparation of the teams was also compromised by the loss of FP2, and there is still a threat of rain for FP3. Although they knew the rain was coming and did some extra work in the morning, teams will head into a potentially dry qualifying and race...
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