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april 14, 2018 - Pirelli formula1

FORMUA 1 - SEBASTIAN VETTEL C LAIMS POLE POSITION FOR FERRARI ON ULTRASOFT IN COOL CONDITIONS: WARMER WEATHER EXPECTED TOMORROW


STRATEGY A CENTREPIECE OF QUALIFYING, WITH BOTH MERCEDESANDFERRARI CHOOSING TO START THE RACE ON THE SOFT TYREA MIXTURE OF STRATEGIESPOSSIBLETOMORROW WITH ALL THREECOMPOUNDS A VIABLE OPTION FOR THE RACEShanghai,April 14,2018–FerraridriverSebastian Vettelset pole position using P ZeroPurpleultrasoft tyresby breaking theShanghaiall-timetrack record from last year,incool conditions of 14degreescentigrade ambient and 15degrees on track.Ultrasoft was mainly seen in qualifying, apart from Haas’s Kevin Magnussen and bothWilliams, who used the soft duringQ1.The soft tyres were also a highlight of Q2, withboth Mercedes and Ferrari running on itto ensure they will start therace on thiscompound tomorrow aftera highly-tactical session.The final Q3 session wasthe only onerun exclusively on the ultrasoft tyres, with poleposition decided on the final runs.MARIO ISOLA-HEAD OF CAR RACING“The cool conditions helped the ultrasoft tyre today, whichhas a low working range, butthe picture might change slightlytomorrow ifconditions are a bit warmer, as is expected.Qualifying today was particularly tricky as yesterday’s rain also cleaned the track ofresidual rubber, leaving very little gripand ensuring drivers had to warm up the rubbercarefully. Nonetheless, wesaw thetrack record brokenaround this circuit, with aparticularly good effort by Red Bull to get Daniel Ricciardo out after an engine change.The crucial session was Q2, with both Mercedes and Ferrari choosing tostart the raceon the soft tyre.Strategy-wise,we could see a variety of options tomorrow, witha one-stoppossible. Withthe nominations we have selected, all three compounds can play animportant role.”

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