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Pirelli happy with Melbourne tyre choice

For the first time since Pirelli started supplying F1 tyres, the Italian firm opted to nominate the super soft and medium compound tyres to Albert Part for the Australian GP. An interesting choice, but one which was right according to Paul Hembery. Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen won the Australian Grand Prix using a two-stop strategy, having started the race on the P Zero Red supersoft tyre and then completing two stints on the P Zero White medium tyre. His tyre strategy gave him a decisive advantage over all his rivals, with the remainder of the top six all adopting a three-stop strategy. Only four drivers started on the medium tyre: Adrian Sutil (Force India), Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso),...
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