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‘Incredible degradation': Albon suggests six-stop strategy could have worked in Barcelona

Williams’ Alex Albon believes that ‘five or six’ stops in the Spanish Grand Prix might have been the quicker strategy after his tyres fell away at an alarming rate last weekend. One of the main concerns for the teams throughout the weekend in Barcelona was the heat causing extensive damage to the tyres, and it led Sebastian Vettel to say that he was driving at “Formula 2” pace just to keep his tyres in check during his two-stop strategy. The offset strategy for the German helped from P16 to P11 in the race, but Albon was far less fortunate with his rubber. READ: Vettel laments ‘Formula 2 pace’ at Barcelona, gives verdict on Aston Martin upgrades Having started P18 just ahead...
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