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Formula 1 a 'thinking man's game' now
Formula 1's high-degrading tyres have turned the sport into a 'thinking man's game', reckons McLaren sporting director Sam Michael. Pirelli's move to more aggressive rubber compounds for this year has put a higher premium on tyre management, with most teams accepting that getting on top of degradation is now the key to success. While that change of focus has meant a different challenge for teams, Michael thinks it is also putting a premium on driver experience - as was proven at the Chinese GP, which delivered the most extreme degradation of the season so far. "If you look at China, the top five places were filled by five world champions - and that is not an accident," said...
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