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New rear tyre construction sees faster lap times

Analysis of the data from the Australian Grand Prix has shown that the cars were around two seconds quicker per lap during every session compared to 2014, a trend set to continue throughout the rest of this season. During last year's Australian Grand Prix, which was held in similar race conditions, the best time of the weekend was 1:29.375s (in FP3, soft tyre): a benchmark that already came close to being broken in FP1 this year, with the cars straight out of the box. The quickest time of the weekend this year was 1:26.327s (in qualifying, soft tyre): a full three seconds faster than 2014 when the fastest time of the weekend was in FP3, due to a wet qualifying. This year's fastest race lap...
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