Tired of tyres? Resentful towards rubber? Confused over compounds? Sick of slicks? Pissed off with Pirelli? (Allergic to arbitrary alliteration?) In recent days, Formula 1 has been associated with criticism from the media, millions of tweets from disgruntled fans (and those who recognise a fuss about nothing when they see it), and a lot of bickering between teams. And why? Because at the last race there were 82 pit stops! You heard me right! A field of 22 cars made an average of around 3.7 pit stops in a 66-lap race. It was totally outrageous! It gets worse though: race winner Fernando Alonso needed five sets of tyres to claim his victory! And Lewis Hamilton moaned over his team radio! But...
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