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Smedley expecting tricky tyre warm up

– Williams Head of Vehicle Performance Rob Smedley says that managing tyres will be a critical aspect of this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, though the challenge is different compared to the most recent event in Malaysia.Cooler temperatures allied to the layout at Shanghai means that graining is likely to be a prominent issue, with getting heat into the tyres also expected to be a challenging aspect for the teams."On the back of a very hot race in Malaysia, we head to China where we are expecting considerably different conditions," said Smedley."It is often a struggle to get the temperature in to the tyres for qualifying, and you then have to manage front left tyre...
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