In light of making a conservative choice for this weekend's United States Grand Prix, Pirell's motorsport director, Paul Hembery, said that getting the tyres up to temperature was important for all the drivers, but says that the same strategies as per least year will happen. 'With variable winds and temperatures throughout the afternoon, it wasn’t a particularly easy session for anybody,' said Hembery. 'That was not necessarily an easy task today as the track temperature actually fell slightly during the session, which is not the normal pattern we see in qualifying.' He then said that true wear and degradation should not be a considerable factor with either the option or prime tyres that...
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