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Hamilton and Verstappen explain why nobody used medium tyre in Q2

Article To news overview © Mercedes Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have explained why nobody used the medium tyre in Q2 for the Spanish Grand Prix. Whilst it is common for Mercedes and Red Bull to utilise the medium during qualifying, both teams moved away from the usual tactics and decided to use the softs on this occasion. Hamilton - who took the 100th pole position of his career - has given insight into the reasons behind this. "It’s 600m down to Turn One, so six metres difference between the tyres," the Briton told RacingNews365.com and other select media. "So, it’s less… there's no advantage, especially if you do happen to get the medium in position and the...
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