Ferrari's aggressive stance in terms of tyre strategy continues, when, having taken nine sets of the softest available compound to Singapore, and again this weekend in Russia, the Italian team takes the full complement of ten sets to Japan in just over a weeks’ time. Only Williams comes close, with Lance Stroll and Serge Sirotkin taking nine sets apiece, while Daniel Ricciardo, the Panthers, Renault, Toro Rosso, Haas and Sauber take eight sets. Though Mercedes is a little more cautious, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas taking just seven sets, the McLaren pair are taking just four. Instead, the Woking duo throw their weight behind the softs, Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne...
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