You have to take into account fuel loads and the delta between the compounds given the ambient temperatures on race day. For this weekend, I think it's something like less than 7 tenths between the Medium and Soft.ringo wrote: ↑29 Jun 2019, 06:10What i observed over the years, is that the front runners are best suited starting on the faster tyre. The slower tyre usually looks good on paper considering the tyre life, but it usually never materializes when you cannot go as fast as possible when the pack is bunched close together.
I would suggest Mercedes resist the temptation to qualify q2 with the medium. Just stick to the conventional plan.
Faster soft tyre then go on the mediums to the end.
In other words, in race conditions, the Medium will probably be the better tire from a longevity of pace perspective and subsequently, a strategy perspective. On heavy fuel, the Soft will likely turn to mush in a handful of laps.
