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Higher degradation than expected at Le Castellet

Although Friday's long run analysis pointed towards a simple one-stop strategy, the 61st French Grand Prix turned into a fierce strategy battle between Red Bull and Mercedes with the Milton Keynes-based team getting the better of the Brackley-based outfit. After the high-fuel runs performed on Friday, Formula One's sole tyre manufacturer Pirelli thought that the one-stop strategy would become the standard in yesterday's French Grand Prix. The change in conditions overwrote the expections. While temperatures were considerably cooler than they had been over the previous couple of days, rain on Sunday morning washed the surface clean of residual rubber. While ambient temperatures remained...
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