The top four drivers on the grid for today’s Russian Grand Prix have identical tyre allocation after the two opening days of the race weekend despite starting the weekend with differing tyre choices. The Sochi Autodrom has a reputation as a circuit with extremely low degradation. Over the last four years of racing in Russia, tyres have showed a very good durability, they usually lasted even ‘too long’, forcing every driver to follow the very same strategy. This characteristics is underlined in the tyre choices available for the race. As was the case in Singapore, Pirelli brought the soft compound but then bridge to the ultrasoft and hypersoft. All drivers have strongly favoured the...
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