Other than routine maintenance, no changes of significance have been made at the Shanghai International Circuit since last year. In terms of DRS, there are two, and they are the same as in 2017 and 2018, with the detection point of the first zone at Turn 12 and its activation point 752m before Turn 14. The second zone's detection point is 35m before Turn 16, with activation occurring 98m after Turn 16. The hard tyre choice in China is the C2, the medium the C3 and the soft C4: right in the middle of Pirelli's range of five compounds. These three compounds are well suited to the varying demands of the circuit, which is well known for producing some interesting races where tyre strategy is...
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