Friday analysis – Buddh International proves a big hit

To a man the drivers seemed to love the possibilities offered up by the Buddh International Circuit, which was surprisingly grippy given the wind that blew soft dust over it for much of the day. The focus was, as usual, to complete the pre-event simulations using real data to finalise the picture of set-up, and to assess tyre performance and wear. Many thought that Pirelli could have got away with their medium and soft tyres rather than their hard and soft, and were surprised that the track developed as quickly as it did

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