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It is absolutely roasting in Montreal, around 30C. We are just a formation lap away from the get go in this 50th Canadian GP. Hamilton could do with it going smoothly. A gentle reminder that Kevin Magnussen starts from the pit lane after a hefty crash in Q2.
Pirelli dish out some race-strategy advice. Just in the nick of time, too. “A one-stopper is fastest for the 70-lap race,” they say, “but there are different options. The quickest way is to start on the medium tyre and then switch to hard after 35-40 laps. The alternative strategy – which is a bit slower – is to start on the soft tyre and then go to the hard after five to eight laps. This obviously commits to an early stop though. A two-stopper is definitely slowest on paper. The optimal two-stopper would be to start on the soft tyre, switch to medium after five laps, do 32 laps on those, then take another set of mediums to the end.”
Written by Ben Fisher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jun/09/f1-canadian-grand-prix-live under the title “F1: Canadian Grand Prix – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
