Hmm curious to see how this works out during the race. Yesterday during the post sprint show of F1TV they mentioned there were only 2 drivers in the field with enough new mediums and hards to pull off a 3 pitstop race. Their conclusion was that it would be a 4 pitstop race for many since softs aren’t durable enough for 18 rounds. So it will be an interesting race.
![[Tobi Gruner] FIA has set a limit of max 18 laps for new tyre sets in the race today. That means 3 pit stops will be mandatory for each driver.](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/4e4c90ee-5fc8-4e50-b048-f97b1ebcb5d6.png){kind=link}
Hmm curious to see how this works out during the race. Yesterday during the post sprint show of F1TV they mentioned there were only 2 drivers in the field with enough new mediums and hards to pull off a 3 pitstop race. Their conclusion was that it would be a 4 pitstop race for many since softs aren’t durable enough for 18 rounds. So it will be an interesting race.