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Sergey Sirotkin perplexed by Soft tyre struggles at Chinese GP

Williams’ Sergey Sirotkin says he was left confused by his lack of grip on Soft tyres as his switch to a two-stop strategy in China failed to pay off. Sirotkin spent the first stint towards the rear of the pack and was on course for a one-stop strategy, switching from Softs to Mediums at the mid-point of the 56-lap race. The deployment of the Safety Car shortly after prompted Williams to switch Sirotkin back to a set of Soft tyres, and he took the restart from 17th position. Sirotkin, though, was unable to make up substantial ground, and classified in 15th place, moving ahead of Toro Rosso’s Pierre Gasly once the Frenchman’s time penalty was applied. “It was a...
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