The Korea International Circuit is one of seven tracks on this year's calendar to have been designed by German architect Hermann Tilke. It was built in 2010 and it has three distinct sections: long straights in sector one, some fast corners in the middle of the lap and a twisty section towards the end that has a street circuit feel.Car set-up is a compromise between straight-line speed and slow-corner grip, which is made even more critical by the smooth track surface. For the fourth and final time this year, Pirelli are taking their Medium and Supersoft compounds to the race. The more durable Medium compound is likely to be the better race tyre, but the Supersoft rubber will give the cars...
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