Arthur Pic endured a tough outing at the penultimate round of the GP2 Series this weekend (November 19-21) in Bahrain, where tyre management proved problematic for the Campos Racing squad.Whilst the 24-year-old did manage to add another point to his 2015 tally in Friday’s Feature Race, rear tyre degradation seemed to be the main sticking point for Arthur over the course of the weekend.As early as qualifying, Pic struggled to find pace in his Campos Racing machine, although his best lap was enough to see him line up 10th for the 32-lap Feature Race.A strong start saw the Frenchman move up to seventh, where he was battling for position with Mitch Evans and Williams F1 development driver Alex Lynn. Following his mandatory pit stop, it soon became clear that rear tyre degradation would be a problem in the latter stages of the race. However, a skilful management from Pic saw him secure 10th and the final point on offer. This result meant he would start Saturday’s partially reversed Sprint Race from the same position.Determined to bounce back, Arthur made an even better start in the second race, gaining five positions by the end of the opening lap. An early clash between Oliver Rowland and René Binder, which saw the Briton go airborne, bunched the pack up behind the Safety Car. At the restart Pic held P5 from Sauber F1 reserve driver Raffaele Marciello and Artem Markelov, whilst starting to put pressure on fourth-placed Nathanael Berthon.But as time went on in the shorter Sprint event, Pic continued to struggle with extreme tyre degradation and began tumbling down the order. Unable to make it to the chequered flag, Arthur was forced to change to a fresh set of Pirellis on lap 19 of 23 before eventually crossing the line in 16th.“Overall it was a really hard weekend,” said Pic after the race. “Although qualifying wasn’t a disaster, rear tyre degradation was a real struggle for me in the races.“It seems strange that it was such a problem for us seeing as tyre management is usually one of our strong suits,” he continued. “But it seems that there was some kind of problem that we will have to look into before the last race.“Obviously we’re not really where we were hoping to be in the championship standings, but the team and I will do our best to figure out the problem and come back stronger to end on a high in Abu Dhabi.”Arthur and Campos Racing now head to Yas Marina Circuit for the GP2 Series finale, which takes place next weekend (November 27-29).