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Pirelli going soft for Russia

Russian Grand Prix – Pirelli are bringing their Supersoft & Soft compound tyres to Sochi for this year's event. Last year at the inaugural event in Russia, Pirelli went deliberately conservative with their tyre choices by bringing the Soft & Mediums. This was due to having no real track data to base a more aggressive tyre choice on. As a result, almost the whole field managed to complete the 2014 race with just one stop. Nico Rosberg, who damaged his front right tyre with a lockup on Lap 1, made a pitstop at the end of the first lap and then finished the 53 lap race without making another stop. With the surface of the Sochi track being smooth and unabrasive, as well as the circuit...
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