Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen won the Australian Grand Prix Sunday, using a two-stop strategy and giving his team the first victory of the 2013 Formula 1 season.
The Finn started the race on the P Zero Red supersoft tire and then completing two stints on the P Zero White medium tire. His tire strategy gave him a decisive advantage over all his rivals, with the remainder of the top six all adopting a three-stop strategy.
The winning two-stop strategy that we predicted turned out to be correct, says Pirelli. The Italian company predicted the first stop to change from supersoft to medium on lap 14, with a second stop for medium tires on lap 36.
Raikkonen followed exactly this tactic, making his first stop on lap 9 and his second stop on lap 34.
The Finn started the race on the P Zero Red supersoft tire and then completing two stints on the P Zero White medium tire. His tire strategy gave him a decisive advantage over all his rivals, with the remainder of the top six all adopting a three-stop strategy.
The winning two-stop strategy that we predicted turned out to be correct, says Pirelli. The Italian company predicted the first stop to change from supersoft to medium on lap 14, with a second stop for medium tires on lap 36.
Raikkonen followed exactly this tactic, making his first stop on lap 9 and his second stop on lap 34.
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