A guide from Bridgestone as to the tyre strategies run by the various Formula One teams during the 2010 Australian Grand Prix.
Bridgestone Tyre
Strategies - Australia
Hard (Prime) or Soft (Option) dry, Intermediate or Wet
Vodafone McLaren
Jenson Button 1st Intermediate Soft
Lewis Hamilton 6th Intermediate Soft Soft
Mercedes GP F1 Team
Michael Schumacher 10th Intermediate Intermediate Soft Soft
Nico Rosberg 5th Intermediate Soft Soft
Red Bull Racing
Sebastian Vettel DNF Intermediate Soft
Mark Webber 9th Intermediate Soft Soft Soft
Scuderia Ferrari
Felipe Massa 3rd Intermediate Soft
Fernando Alonso 4th Intermediate Soft
AT&T Williams
Rubens Barrichello 8th Intermediate Soft Hard
Nico Hulkenberg DNF Intermediate
Renault F1 Team
Robert Kubica 2nd Intermediate Soft
Vitaly Petrov DNF Intermediate Hard
Force India F1 Team
Adrian Sutil DNF Intermediate
Vitantonio Liuzzi 7th Intermediate Soft
Scuderia Toro Rosso
Sebastien Buemi DNF Intermediate
Jaime Alguersuari 11th Intermediate Soft Soft
Lotus Racing
Jarno Trulli DNS
Heikki Kovalainen 13th Intermediate Soft
Hispania Racing Team
Karun Chandhok 14th Intermediate Hard Soft
Bruno Senna DNF Intermediate
BMW Sauber F1 Team
Pedro de la Rosa 12th Intermediate Soft
Kamui Kobayashi DNF Intermediate
Virgin Racing
Timo Glock DNF Intermediate Soft
Lucas di Grassi DNF Intermediate Soft Soft
* Teams may not necessarily change tyres at pitstops
** Includes drive-through/stop-go penalties
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