The FIA has elected to raise the pit-lane speed limit for the Singapore Grand Prix in an attempt to create more strategic variance.
Owing to the tight surroundings of the pit-lane at the Marina Bay circuit, the usual 100kph limit is reduced to 60kph to protect team members working in the pit-lane from being struck by a car or by flying debris in case of a collision.
This means drivers spend longer in the pit-lane, with teams therefore reluctant to lose race time and track position with multiple stops at a circuit which is also tough to overtake on.
The race has morphed into a one-stop when dry, but in a bid to combat this, the minimum pit-lane speed limit is to climb to 80kph (49.7mph) from the 60kph (37.2 mph) limit in force in previous years.
Raising the pit-lane speed limit was one factor discussed by F1 bosses in an attempt to enliven races strategically, following an increased number of one-stop grands prix, devoid of any major variance.
Pirelli has brought the C3-C4-C5 tyres to serve as the hard-medium-softs, with the new softest tyre in the range, the C6 not being used as it was last time out during the Azerbaijan GP, another street circuit.
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