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KEY MOMENTSMercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix from pole, with two stints on the P Zero Yellow medium C2 tyre and one stint on the P Zero White hard C1. He started on the medium before switching to the hard and then fini...

POSSIBLE RACE STRATEGIESThe optimal strategy for the 57-lap Qatar Grand Prix should be a two-stopper. The best tactic on paper would involve one stint on the P Zero Yellow medium C2 tyre followed by a stint on the P Zero White hard C1 and a final sti...

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KEY MOMENTSMercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Brazilian Grand Prix with a two-stop medium-hard-hard strategy: the same tactic used by all the top three drivers.Hamilton started from P10 on the grid and worked his way up through the field, making ...

POSSIBLE RACE STRATEGIESTomorrow all the compounds can play a key role. The fastest strategy for the 71-lap Brazilian Grand Prix should be a two-stopper but a lot will depend on track temperature; the weather should be a little warmer. Today the P Ze...

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KEY MOMENTSRed Bull driver Max Verstappen won the Mexican Grand Prix with a one-stop strategy, swapping from P Zero Yellow medium to P Zero White hard tyres on lap 34. This was the most frequently-used strategy in the 71-lap race, adopted by the majo...

POSSIBLE RACE STRATEGIESThe fastest way to approach the 71-lap Mexican Grand Prix is definitely a one-stopper, as there’s quite a high time loss in the pit lane (around 22 seconds on top of the actual stop) and it’s hard to overtake on this circuit.P...

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KEY MOMENTSMercedes driver Valtteri Bottas won the Turkish Grand Prix from first on the grid, using a one-stop strategy with two sets of Cinturato Green Intermediates. The same strategy was adopted by nearly all the drivers. Bottas then took the lead...

POSSIBLE RACE STRATEGIESThe fastest way to approach the 58-lap Turkish Grand Prix is a two-stopper, with one stint on the P Zero Yellow medium and two on the P Zero White hard. This is because two stops minimise graining and wear, allowing drivers to...

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KEY MOMENTSStarting from fourth on the grid, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton claimed his 100th Formula 1 victory and regained the world championship lead. Like almost every driver, he completed a two-stop strategy, switching from the P Zero Yellow med...

POSSIBLE RACE STRATEGIESIf it’s dry, the 53-lap Russian Grand Prix should be one-stop race, unless there’s a safety car or any other anomaly.The pit lane time loss is quite big in Sochi at around 25 seconds: another factor that drives teams towards a...

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KEY MOMENTSRed Bull’s Max Verstappen won his home grand prix with a two-stopper using all three compounds perfectly: starting on the P Zero Red soft C3, before moving onto the P Zero Yellow medium C2, and finishing on the P Zero White hard C1.Mercede...

POSSIBLE RACE STRATEGIESThe 72-lap Dutch Grand Prix is quite a step into the unknown for everyone, but on paper a two-stopper and one-stopper seem quite closely matched – although this obviously depends on a number of different variables such as trac...

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KEY MOMENTSThe Belgian Grand Prix was run over just three laps due to bad weather – making it the shortest race in Formula 1 history – with half-points awarded. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was declared the winner, ahead of Williams driver George Russel...

POSSIBLE RACE STRATEGIESThe 44-lap Belgian Grand Prix is always a complicated race to predict the strategy for, featuring the longest and most variable lap of the season, with unpredictable weather and a high probability of safety cars. In fact, it w...

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KEY MOMENTSAlpine driver Esteban Ocon took his first ever Formula 1 win at a dramatic Hungarian Grand Prix, which originally started with all the field (apart from Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovinazzi) on Cinturato Green intermediates in wet conditions. A...

POSSIBLE RACE STRATEGIESThe 70-lap Hungarian Grand Prix is finely balanced between a one-stop and a two-stop strategy, with both approaches valid for the race, but a two-stopper being on paper quickest.A lot will depend on two factors: starting tyres...