Pirelli is waiting for two pit stops if it doesn’t rain

Pirelli is waiting for two pit stops in tomorrow’s race, if there is no rain, which is very likely.

The best for the top ten tire manufacturers is the Soft – Hard – Hard strategy with the first pit stop around 13-18 laps, and for the second – the reverse option – Hard – Hard – Soft with the first pit stop around 37-43 laps.

Another option is Soft – Hard – Soft with the first pit stop around 15 – 20 laps and the second around 46 – 51 laps.

The three-stop strategy that almost everyone chose last year could look like this: Soft – Hard – Soft – Soft with the first pit stop around lap 10-15. It is clear that those who have been able to keep the new set of soft tires will prefer this more aggressive strategy to the conservative two-stop option.

Mario Isol, Pirelli: “Today we saw an interesting qualifying full of surprises. In the first session there was a short but heavy rain shower and the track dried up quickly after that.

It rained not only at the start of qualifying, but also before that in the third practice session and during the Formula 2 race – in the end the grip on the track left much to be desired, which made it even more surprising that the least ten drivers one lap faster than we predicted the pole time of 1:13.400 and the qualifying winner’s result was 1.2 seconds faster.

The fact that the first six places were taken by drivers from six different teams shows the tension of the battle, even though one driver and one car are clear favorites on this track.”