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Pirelli disappointed by ignored recommendations

Prior to the Indian Grand Prix, Pirelli warned teams not to complete stints on the two nominated tyre compounds for longer than their recommendations. They advised teams to not complete more than 15 laps on the soft and 35 laps on the medium compounds. Much to Pirelli's disappointment, those recommendations were ignored by several teams. Adrian Sutil completed the most laps on the soft tyre, 19, and Raikkonen completed an impressive 51 lap stint on the primes. With the large performance gaps between the two compounds, strategy played a crucial role in the results of the Indian Grand Prix. Motorsport director Paul Hembery said: 'With a notable lap time difference between the two compounds,...
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