During qualifying, teams are limited in what compounds they can use in dry conditions. Teams are required to use the hard compound during Q1, the medium compound during Q2, and finally they can use the softs during Q3.

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I don’t get it. What’s the point?

Maybe excess hard compound tires littering the Pirelli factory. Lol

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“This means a reduction - from 13 to 11 - of the sets of dry tyres that each driver has available for the entire event, therefore decreasing the environmental impact generated by the production and transport of the tyres”

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Ty for the context

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Yeah seems completely arbitrary.

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Also gives teams more soft options during the race

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