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Mercedes adopt alternate tyre strategy for Russian GP

Mercedes has adopted a different tyre strategy compared to its rivals for next week's Russian Grand Prix as Pirelli has revealed the compound selections for each driver. The Italian manufacturer has nominated the C2, C3 and C4 compounds for the grand prix at the Sochi circuit, the three compounds from the middle of its range. As usual, Pirelli mandates one of each compound for every driver, after which they are permitted free choice for the remaining 10 sets from their allocation of 13. Both Silver Arrows drivers will take only eight sets of the red-marked soft tyre while the rest of the field will take more, this means both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will carry more of the...
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