The Chinese Grand Prix has a habit of throwing up exciting races with mixed strategies, but tyre supplier Pirelli has predicted a one-stop on Sunday. Cooler temperatures should make that easier, but it will still require a large degree of tyre management to make it work.
The circuit is unusual in that it is "front limited", which means the front tyres take more of a hit than the rears and are the limiting factor when it comes to performance degradation and wear. That requires a slightly different setup to many of the other circuits on the calendar, as drivers look to protect the front tyres rather than the rears.