Pirelli doesn’t know what the best F1 strategy is for Las Vegas GP

Pirelli is uncertain about what the perfect technique can be for the Las Vegas Grand Prix after a moist Method 1 qualifying session that supplied little helpful information.

Drivers had been handled low-grip circumstances within the chilly Vegas night time, whereas on a mix of intermediate or full-wet tyres, and lots of claimed it was the worst that they had confronted since becoming a member of F1.

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The difficulty is that the forecast predicts a dry race, that means little was learnt from an unrepresentative qualifying and groups can’t even use a lot of the information they gathered in apply both.

That’s as a result of FP1 and FP3 began three-and-a-half hours earlier than the grand prix is scheduled to take action, whereas second apply was disrupted by two crimson flags which prevented groups from making an attempt many long-run programmes. 

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F1 tyre provider Pirelli subsequently thinks groups should be open of their strategic choices and that lots of it will depend on how a lot the compounds – C3, C4 and C5 – undergo from graining.

“The one-stop and two-stop are very shut, so I haven’t got a transparent thought if they’re planning a one-stop or two-stop,” mentioned Pirelli’s motorsport boss Mario Isola.

“For positive with the little or no information which can be obtainable they must be versatile, as a result of we all know that the monitor is inexperienced. We all know that with the inexperienced monitor yesterday that they had graining.

“If at the beginning of the race they must push, as a result of they’re preventing for the place they usually provoke graining, then it is tough to wash it.

“In that case a two-stop might be a bonus as a result of should you begin shedding, should you begin having degradation due to the graining, that isn’t manageable.

“You merely have degradation and doubtless right here lots of understeer, as a result of the graining is extra on the entrance, then you could have a bonus to cease twice and match recent tyres and use the benefit of a recent tyre and perhaps undercut these.”

It isn’t even identified which aspect of the grid affords probably the most grip, nonetheless Isola does know that sustaining good graining ranges within the opening laps is essential and that will allow a one-stopper. 

“The quickest technique for us is beginning on the medium after which shifting to the arduous, one cease, with a window between lap 20 and 26,” he added.

Mario Isola, Racing Supervisor, Pirelli Motorsport, within the crew principals Press Convention

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“We all know that almost all of the groups determined to maintain each units of arduous obtainable for tomorrow and that is a very good indication, as a result of yesterday we had some graining on the medium after which additionally on the tender.

“Yesterday we noticed extra graining on the medium, primarily as a result of they used the medium on high-fuel runs and so it was extra consultant. However the medium and the tender are each growing some graining, so it’s a must to handle each compounds.”

The problem of overtaking across the Vegas avenue monitor makes Isola assume groups might favor the one-stop, however that doesn’t imply there’s a enormous drawback in pitting once more both.

“If for any cause they begin on the medium, they must anticipate the primary cease between lap 12 and 18, then they will transfer to the arduous after which they’ve one other set of arduous to complete the race,” mentioned Isola.

“This second choice, medium-hard-hard, on paper may be very shut by way of complete race time to the one-stop. We all know that one-stop is the favorite due to the monitor place, they do not wish to take any danger for an extra cease and so forth, however the medium-hard-hard, you do not have a drawback.

“The identical for a medium-hard-medium, however we all know that only a few drivers have two units of medium. 

“If anybody needs to make use of the tender, there’s a risk to do a soft-medium-soft or one other mixture of two-stop methods, however with the tender I consider that you could contemplate a two-stop technique. That is what we have now realized.”

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