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Japanese GP Strategy Guide: Looking good for Hamilton en Bottas

Mercedes managed to put Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas on the fastest strategy for the Japanese Grand Prix as well as locking out the front row at Suzuka. Pirelli have crunched the numbers after qualifying and say that starting on soft tyres – as Mercedes will – is the best option. Romain Grosjean will be the only other driver in the top nine on Sunday starting on the optimal tyre, although Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen will hope that softer rubber gives them a speed advantage off the line. Sebastian Vettel will start eighth on supersofts, but it would appear that a battle with Verstappen for the final podium spot might be the limit of his ambitions, provided the Silver...
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