“In terms of strategy, one will need to wait and see how this might be affected by the new surface, keeping in mind that Saturday’s Sprint should provide plenty of useful data.
“In last year’s short race, the medium was chosen by the majority of drivers, although some risked using the soft, which was then only used in the final stages of the following day’s Grand Prix in an attempt to secure the additional point for setting the fastest race lap.
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“Normally, a two-stop has always been the quickest here, especially as a one-stop involves a lot of careful degradation management, to the obvious detriment of performance.
“In 2023, the most used compound was the C3, which was more effective than the C2, and now it will be interesting to see if the new asphalt could bring the hard back into play.”
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