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Pirelli's new rubber is softer and the tire structure is more flexible with reinforced shoulders.

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The teams also pay it a small contribution, but the bulk of the bill for the season's 36, 000 spheres of rubber is picked up by the tire supplier.

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While the likes of Vettel, McLaren's Jenson Button and Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg who all started on the harder tire profited initially by moving to the front of the field, the early leaders used fresher rubber to reclaim the advantage and fought out the latter half of the race.

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