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Pirelli expecting 'straightforward' one-stop Russian GP strategy

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli is expecting a ‘straightforward’ one stop strategy to be the favoured approach during this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix. Teams have traditionally run one-stop strategies due to the low-grip, low-degradation nature of the Sochi Autodrom, with Nico Rosberg last year triumphing on a Super Soft/Soft approach. Pirelli has moved one step softer with its three available compounds compared to last year’s corresponding event, though this is negated by the more durable nature of its 2017 rubber. Drivers completed long runs during practice on Friday on the Ultra Soft and Super Soft tyres, with the compounds demonstrating little sign of...
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