Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli expects a two-stop strategy to be favoured by teams and drivers for the British Grand Prix in the event of a dry race. The Silverstone circuit has recently been resurfaced but is gathering pace across the weekend and is continuously evolving and changing the behaviour of the tyres. The Mercedes and Red Bull drivers will start on Medium tyres while the remainder of those inside the top 10 must start on Softs, in event of a dry race. Those drivers in the lower half of the grid have free choice of starting compound should the forecast rain steer away from the circuit. Due to the high levels of tyre wear often seen at Silverstone, a typical one-stop...
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