Much of Formula One's lack of running on Friday is down to the tires. In fact, much of their lack of running on Saturday is equally impacted by the tires. the reason for this is the allocation of a limited number of tires each team has for a race weekend. Due to the high degradation of the tires, preserving as many sets as you can plays a key role in having fresh rubber for Sunday's race. This has left F1 fans watching beautiful television shots of an empty circuit and little action on track. We argued for additional tires for Friday and Saturday so the teams will make the most of the time they have been given and to also provide a good show for the fans trackside and at home. While this...
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