Slick-tyre restart choice set back McLaren and Ferrari in Sepang
After a 1 hour 33 minute delay before the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia resumed, the early laps showed intermediate tyres were the stronger option. Ferrari and McLaren instead restarted on slicks, a choice that hurt their prospects.
When the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia finally got under way again after a 1 hour 33 minute delay, the opening laps made clear that intermediate tyres were the tyre to use, even though the Sepang circuit had appeared to be drying.
At the front, Ferrari and McLaren committed to dry tyres for the restart rather than intermediates. Ferrari selected the soft compound, and that slick-tyre decision proved costly for both teams' chances.
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