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Monday Editorial: Tyre Management in GP2

One of the main talking points of the first weekend of the 2014 GP2 Series season at the Bahrain International Circuit was just how far drivers could push their tyres and when.  Get it right; you’ll be heading towards the points.  Get it wrong; you could be disappearing into oblivion. The change in the regulations to mandate the use of both compounds of tyre in the feature race had implications for many drivers in Bahrain.  Starting with heavy fuel on the soft tyre compared to the hard tyre was the choice the drivers had to make. Some drivers struggled all weekend with tyre management.  Poor old Alexander Rossi finished both races well outside the points having arrived in Sakhir as...
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