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Mercedes unsure of Shanghai strategy

Mercedes technical director Paddy Lowe has admitted that this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix will be a strategic test for the teams. Super-soft tyres will be available at Shanghai for the first time, but teams are unable to run them for more than five laps during the race. Furthermore, drivers who qualify in Q3 on super soft tyres in the dry will be forced to start the race with them too, although the regulations are more relaxed for mixed weather conditions. It all makes for a complicated process of deciding strategy, and Lowe has said it's not possible to plan for all eventualities. “The Shanghai circuit places an entirely different duty on tyres relative to Melbourne and...
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