McLaren pair Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne have selected the most aggressive tyre allocations for the Bahrain Grand Prix compared to the rest of the Formula 1 field. Both McLaren drivers have maximised their picks of Pirelli’s Supersoft tyres - the softest option tyres available for Bahrain - with nine sets each sacrificing its other options with three sets of the Soft tyres and just one set of the Medium tyres. The closest teams to follow McLaren’s ramped-up strategy are Force India, Renault and Haas with all of their drivers selecting eight Supersoft tyres sets, three Softs and two Mediums expect for the US team’s Kevin Magnussen who has slightly deviated with four sets of...
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