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How FIA-Pirelli safety changes will create a strategy headache
Due to safety concerns over tyre integrity, the FIA has enforced a three-stop strategy for teams. Pirelli discovered microscopic cuts caused by aggressive kerbs, leading to track limit measures and a maximum stint length of 18 laps per tyre. The FIA and Pirelli have shared the remaining sets available for each driver, with some in the top ten having new Soft tyres while others start on Mediums. The number of laps considered for used sets will be reduced by two, meaning Mediums can only be run for 15 laps before a pit stop. Lewis Hamilton has new sets of each tyre, providing flexibility in his strategy. Those starting on Mediums, including Max Verstappen, George Russell, and Charles Leclerc, will likely stop first around lap 15 and switch to Hards on lap 33. Outside of the top ten, drivers with two new sets of Mediums and a new set of Hards may opt for a four-stop strategy.
Source: RacingNews 365
