How critical qualifying tactics will shape F1's birthday race
Dramatic tyre failures provided a shocking ending to the British Grand Prix, and tyres were one of the major talking points after practice for the 70th Anniversary GP too. Here's how this factor could lead to an unusual qualifying and varying race strategies
Another Formula 1 race at Silverstone and, again, tyres are one of the main talking points after the opening practice sessions for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.
But, whereas last weekend the rubber discussions ended up centring on the dramatic tyre blowouts that really enlivened the end of the British GP, this time it's all about the wider strategy options facing the teams. The softer tyres Pirelli has made available for the second Silverstone event also has the possibility to impact the arrangement of the grid and therefore the race itself.
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