Tyre Strategies: two-stop remains preferrable for F1 Belgian GP

Pirelli has revealed the possible strategies the teams and drivers can opt for in this year’s Belgian Grand Prix, with a two-stop race being the preferred option.

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Unlike usual race weekends, Saturday’s running was fairly wet, with the teams and drivers opting for the wets or intermediates in FP3 before moving solely onto the inters for qualifying. 

This means the drivers, up and down the pit lane, will have a plethora of tyres available to suit their tyre strategy for the Belgian Grand Prix. 

With a 44-lap race, over 7km of asphalt, it will put a lot of stress on the tyres as such Pirelli has stated the two-stop strategy will be the fastest option for the teams. 

As the Belgian circuit of Spa-Francorchamps was resurfaced last month, it means the hard tyre is speculated to be a good race tyre compared to last year. 

The soft tyre seems to be an unpreferred option unless the teams want to gain track position early on or at the end of the race – if a late safety car comes out. 

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The fastest way around the track, according to Pirelli’s ‘possible race strategies,’ would be to start on the mediums and two-stop for a fresh set of hard tyres each time. 

However, this is dependent on the team’s remaining tyre allocation as both FP1 and FP2 were dry sessions meaning the teams did nibble into their allocation early on in the weekend.

Alternatively, the teams can go for a Medium-Hard-Medium or Medium-Hard-Soft strategy. Otherwise, the teams could go for the aggressive option of soft-medium-medium.

Read more Formula 1 here:

• Leclerc takes Belgian GP pole despite Verstappen quickest in qualifying
• Verstappen tops wet F1 Belgium GP final practice as Stroll crashes out
• Friday F1 Round-Up: Verstappen and Tsunoda hit with penalties as Famin leaves Alpine
• McLaren lead the way in F1 Belgian GP FP2
• Verstappen and Tsunoda set for F1 Belgian GP grid penalties

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Kamron Kent

Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.