Quote Originally Posted by dimviii View Post
citroen at 1st day had same tyre choice as other plus the weight of 1 extra spare tyre.
it was again fast with no better tyre choice.
Also with hard compound yesterday,it was fast even at 1st split compared to other cars with soft compounds,again with the extra weight of extra spare tyre.
with hard compounds was also fast at smaller gravel stage(10km) El Brinco.
I said only "some", which is second loop yesterday. The first stage then was clear advantage for hard tyres, for the rest is little questionable, but Meeke said himself he was looking for more rubber at later part of the loop. I'm not sure extra tyre weight is necessary disadvantage, with proper setup and driving it can give extra grip on corner exits.