Tyre strategies - Malaysian GP

The Formula One regulations state drivers must use both types of tyre compounds during every race.

Below is the order in which each driver used his tyre compounds in the Malaysian Grand Prix, as recorded by Bridgestone:

Team Tyre choice by stint

Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen Hard-Hard-Medium
Felipe Massa Hard-Hard-DNF

BMW Sauber

Nick Heidfeld Medium-Hard-Medium
Robert Kubica Hard-Hard-Medium

Renault

Fernando Alonso Medium-Hard-Medium
Nelson Piquet Medium-Hard-Hard

Williams

Nico Rosberg Medium-Medium-Hard
Kazuki Nakajima Medium-Medium-Hard

Red Bull Racing

David Coulthard Medium-Medium-Hard
Mark Webber Hard-Hard-Medium

Toyota

Jarno Trulli Medium-Medium-Hard
Timo Glock Medium-DNF

Scuderia Toro Rosso

Sebastien Bourdais Medium-DNF
Sebastian Vettel Medium-Medium-DNF

Honda

Jenson Button Medium-Hard-Medium
Rubens Barrichello Hard-Medium-Medium-Medium

Super Aguri

Takuma Sato Medium-Medium-Hard
Anthony Davidson Medium-Medium-Hard

Force India

Adrian Sutil Hard-DNF
Giancarlo Fisichella Medium-Hard-Hard

McLaren

Lewis Hamilton Medium-Medium-Hard
Heikki Kovalainen Medium-Hard-Medium

23.3.2008   ▪ Formula One    ▪ Malaysia    ▪ www.autosport.com