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Lowe eyes Monaco lap record

Mercedes technical director Paddy Lowe believes the ultrasoft compound could lead to new lap record at Monaco. We've seen them in testing, but this weekend Pirelli's new ultrasoft compound makes its race debut. The purple-banded super-sticky compound is intended to maximise mechanical grip, thereby making it the ultimate choice for slow circuits with tight corners, where low downforce means that the tyres have to do all the work of steering, turn-in and traction. Though they've been seen in testing, this was at Barcelona, a circuit that has little in common with the tight, twisty streets of the Principality. The Mercedes and Red Bull duos have both opted for the maximum ten sets of...
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