A banker lap from each car was followed by a replay of Q1 as all cars left the pits in the final six minutes on a set of medium tyres. …. this is a judgement call in confusing, variable situations; uncertain, because of the strange lop-sided probability one may have had, with respect to mechanical deficiencies from the team machinery (Compared to the other user of the machinery), one might start to get a bit spooked at overstressing things, in extremely variable conditions, … …

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