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Following Friday's running during practice at the Silverstone circuit Pirelli are predicting that if the race on Sunday turns out to be dry team's can expect to run the 52 lap Grand Prix on Sunday with a two stop strategy.
This weekend, Pirelli have brought their Hard (Orange) marked rubber along with their Medium (White) marked rubber along with the (Green) marked Intermediate and the (Blue) Wet rubber. The difference in performance between the Hard and Medium compound tyre over one lap is roughly one second.
Speaking about today's running Pirelli Motorsport director Paul Hembery said:
'The weekend has got off to a good start, with the teams working through their tyre programmes and the hard and the medium tyres performing perfectly in line with expectations. Obviously the one big question mark is the weather, so it remains to be seen how relevant that preparation work will be, but all information is useful and there is still a good chance of a dry race.
This is a situation that the teams have been in before at Silverstone and yet another intriguing aspect of Formula One. There’s been a fantastic amount of support here, as has always been the case in Britain, and it’s great to be represented in front of some of the most enthusiastic fans in the world.'
© Ben Johnston 2014
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