Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola says that how drivers control the degradation of their soft tyres in their opening stint will decide whether their Tuscan GP will be a one or two-stop race. Pirelli has supplied its three hardest compounds to teams for their very first race at the challenging and high-energy Mugello circuit. While both a one stop and two-stop race is possible, the latter should prove theoretically quicker over the course of the 59-lap event. According to simulation, the fastest two-stopper consists of two stints of 19 laps on the soft tyre plus a 21-lap stint on the Yellow medium rubber, which could also be used in the middle stint. Mugello Speed Trap: Who is the fastest of them...
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