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FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN SILVER LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX 2024
Circuit stats
- Circuit name: Las Vegas Strip Circuit
- First Grand Prix: 2023
- Number of laps: 50
- Circuit Length: 6.201 km
- Race Distance: 309.958 km
- Lap record: 1:35.490 Oscar Piastri (2023)
- 2023 winner: Max Verstappen
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Will Buxton mentioned on F1TV how Mercedes is "scrubbing" race tires by running them for one lap right now to prep them for the race. Any idea how that helps? I missed that part.
A fresh shiny tyre is usually faster over 2 -3 laps but the behaviour after that will be less stable because for that fast qualifying lap you're trying to just stay overheating it. By scrubbing it is put through a heat cycle under relatively controlled circumstances you're basically making it a dependable tyre that will feel better faster to start putting in consecutive race laps.