Tire wear is high in Suzuka, especially due to the warm weather this weekend. Pirelli expects two pit stops and thinks the drivers will run on hard tires for most of the distance.
Mario IsolaPirelli: “Congratulations to Max Verstappen, who set the record for the most pole positions in a season for the second time in his career thanks to today’s performance – we will present him with a special prize in Abu Dhabi!
Today all teams prepared carefully for qualifying, trying to get maximum performance from the Soft tires.
We believe that tomorrow the two pit stop strategy will be the most popular, especially as the weather should be the same as today. It will be interesting to see what lineup combinations the teams choose; all three setups can play a role.
The Hard line-up will be the favourite, as eight riders will retain two C1 kits and the rest will have one new kit each. Furthermore, Soft, which showed the greatest signs of thermal degradation, could be useful on the first lap for those looking to make up ground at the start, but also late in the race when a rider with less fuel can exploit the speed. difference with those who have more hard and worn tires.”
Source: F1 News
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