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The Impact Madrid's "Six Kilometres Long" Pitlane Will Have on Spanish GP Strategy

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Toto Wolff said that after FP1, Mercedes' strategy department was thinking about a six-stop race. In reality, the extremely long pitlane has drawn criticism and appears to favour a one-stopper

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MADRID (SPAGNA) (ITALPRESS) - Today's sessions have confirmed the good level of performance of Soft. Although the free practice was conditioned by a long interruption, the teams were able to evaluate different strategies of use of the C4, with some drivers able to improve their time even within the same run thanks to [...]

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Following the first day of practice for the 2026 F1 Spanish Grand Prix, Pirelli reported that tire degradation was greater than expected at the newly constructed Madring circuit. Graining was particularly noticeable on the left front and rear tires, suggesting that hard tires will be a crucial option in the race. On Friday, the track temperature rose to 51 degrees Celsius at the start of FP2, with the air temperature reaching 32 degrees Celsius.…

The first day of tests in Madring finally allowed to obtain the first proofs of the requirement of the new Madrid layout. And if the design of the track has already given much work to the pilots, the tires will also give headaches with high levels of registered graining. The track has from the beginning presented good levels of adherence [...] The post GP of Spain F1: High degradation points to the hard ones as the best option first appeared on …

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autosport.pt broke the news on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
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