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Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery said:
“Essentially we went for softer compounds this time as in 2012 the Indian Grand Prix was just a one-stop race, and the combination we brought this year allows for a two to three stop strategy. After what we have seen today, wear and degradation is generally in line with our expectations but there have been some issues with blistering on the soft compound while some drivers ran up to 24 laps on the medium tyre. The medium seems set to be the optimal race tyre, while the soft tyre should be the one to qualify on, as it has been about 0.8s to a second per lap faster up to now. Assessing the drop-off in performance will be the key to formulating the strategy and the timing of the first pit stop. Consequently, some teams will also be evaluating the potential benefits of starting on the medium. However, the track hasn’t finished evolving yet, so the final decisions won’t be taken until after free practice tomorrow.”
FP1: FP2:
1. Vettel 1m26.683s Medium Used 1. Vettel 1m25.722s Soft New
2. Webber 1m26.871s Medium Used 2. Webber 1m26.011s Soft New
3. Rosberg 1m26.899s Medium Used 3. Grosjean 1m26.220s Soft New
Tyre statistics of the day:
Soft Medium Intermediate Wet
kms driven * 1,279 4,910 N/A N/A
sets used overall ** 22 46 N/A N/A
highest number of laps ** 20 34 N/A N/A
* The above number gives the total amount of kilometres driven in FP1 and FP2 today, all drivers combined.
** Per compound, all drivers combined.
“Essentially we went for softer compounds this time as in 2012 the Indian Grand Prix was just a one-stop race, and the combination we brought this year allows for a two to three stop strategy. After what we have seen today, wear and degradation is generally in line with our expectations but there have been some issues with blistering on the soft compound while some drivers ran up to 24 laps on the medium tyre. The medium seems set to be the optimal race tyre, while the soft tyre should be the one to qualify on, as it has been about 0.8s to a second per lap faster up to now. Assessing the drop-off in performance will be the key to formulating the strategy and the timing of the first pit stop. Consequently, some teams will also be evaluating the potential benefits of starting on the medium. However, the track hasn’t finished evolving yet, so the final decisions won’t be taken until after free practice tomorrow.”
FP1: FP2:
1. Vettel 1m26.683s Medium Used 1. Vettel 1m25.722s Soft New
2. Webber 1m26.871s Medium Used 2. Webber 1m26.011s Soft New
3. Rosberg 1m26.899s Medium Used 3. Grosjean 1m26.220s Soft New
Tyre statistics of the day:
Soft Medium Intermediate Wet
kms driven * 1,279 4,910 N/A N/A
sets used overall ** 22 46 N/A N/A
highest number of laps ** 20 34 N/A N/A
* The above number gives the total amount of kilometres driven in FP1 and FP2 today, all drivers combined.
** Per compound, all drivers combined.