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Different strategies possible?
After the impressions from Friday, Pirelli believes that there could be different strategies in the race tomorrow. Chief engineer Simone Berra explains: “The different approaches of the teams […] could be an early indication that they are considering different numbers of pit stops.”
Because several teams, including McLaren, Mercedes, and Ferrari, have saved an additional set of hard tires for the race. “Tire wear will play a crucial role, even though it currently seems to be under control thanks to the low temperatures,” says Berra.
The safety car probability, “which is traditionally high on this race track,” could also impact the strategy. “In any case, we expect that all three compounds can be used in race strategies on Sunday,” emphasizes Berra.
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Livestream
Speaking of video: Here is a quick note on our own behalf, because today and tomorrow we will be back in the evening with a big live analysis on the Formel1.de YouTube channel.
It starts today as planned at 9:00 PM with our analysis of the Sprint and Qualifying.
Hype video
Formula 1 is back from the summer break and has released a small video to get us in the mood for the decisive part of the season. The video, which I think is quite successful, can be found here:
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Weather
We take a look at the weather at the start of the day and can report that it has rained again in Zandvoort. Currently, it is no longer raining, so the track would of course be dry again by the sprint at noon.
Further rain is not excluded. We will keep an eye on it as always.
Super Saturday
Hello and welcome to a new edition of our Formula 1 live ticker. The premier class is back from the summer break and today in Zandvoort we have a “Super Saturday” because there will be a sprint again.
That means: The schedule in the coming hours includes the sprint itself (12:00 PM) and later the important qualifying for tomorrow’s Grand Prix (4:00 PM).
Here in the ticker, we provide you all day long as usual with pictures, information, and voices directly from the paddock in the Netherlands.
Ruben Zimmermann will accompany you here throughout the day, and if you have questions, suggestions, or complaints, you can use our contact form. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Here is our live ticker from yesterday again for reading.
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