The first event of the calendar was surprised friends and strangers as regards the use of tyres. No degradation was so catastrophic as expected, and even a brave Sergio Perez dared to perform a single stop in the entire race. A strategy, the Mexican, unthinkable in pre-season after the little stamina that had shown the Pirelli tires. In the end the wear of the compounds was not so exaggerated.
In Albert Park majority strategy that followed the teams were the two stops, some reverted by three, and no one dared to change four times of tyres. In Sepang things could change, if we stick to the predictions of Paul Hembery, Pirelli Motorsport director. For him it would be normal make four stops on the Malay race.
According to Hembery, the weather could affect strategies:
In Albert Park majority strategy that followed the teams were the two stops, some reverted by three, and no one dared to change four times of tyres. In Sepang things could change, if we stick to the predictions of Paul Hembery, Pirelli Motorsport director. For him it would be normal make four stops on the Malay race.According to Hembery, the weather could affect strategies:
The nature of the Sepang circuit and more than fifty degrees Celsius of temperature of the track will, probably, the more aggressive for our tire combination. Without a doubt, the rain could change the situation. But it is likely that, under normal circumstances, the Grand Prize of Malaysia see an average of four stops by pilot.In Malaysia we must not rule out the presence of the rain. What are sites with such changing tropical climates; You can spend a splendid Sun to a storm of hangovers. To it it is approaching the next weekend we will be leaving doubts.
