The Singapore GP is getting closer and closer. The more hours pass, the closer we get to the fifteenth round of the season which, for the first time in 2023, it might end not with a Red Bull victory🇧🇷 Carlos Sainz he leaves in front of everyone, followed by George Russell and Charles Leclerc. However, she was only eleventh RB19 by Max Verstappen, in great difficulty since the beginning of the weekend.
Isola reveals: “The fastest strategy at the Medium-Hard Singapore GP”
Considering the characteristics of the Marina Bay track, and therefore the few overtaking possibilities, the strategy that the teams implement will be fundamental. Giving a hand to the teams is the head of Pirelli's motorsport area Mario Island that revealed the best strategy for the Singapore race"On this track the fastest strategy is traditionally expected only one stop to change tyres, considering that the time lost in the pit lane is one of the highest in the entire world championship calendar."
"On paper, the best combination includes Medium and Hard. From what we have seen, Soft is not a compound to be excluded a priori but it must be kept in mind both that at the start the grip advantage you can have on the Medium is greatly reduced by the short distance between the start and the first corner, and that this compound requires careful management with a full tank of fuel on board in the first stint".
“Watch out for the weather”
It is therefore difficult to predict the use of the Soft, but pay attention to the weather: “Eventually – admitted Mario Isola – the use of the Soft could be an option to consider in case of neutralization in the second part of the race. Usually Singapore also reserves surprises from a meteorological point of view, with sudden downpours, even of strong intensity, as happened last year. At the moment, the possibility of rain is very low for the race while it is more significant for the afternoon: this could potentially have an influence on the behavior of the tires if there were storms strong enough to wash the track and remove the rubber that had , until this evening, deposited on the asphalt”.
SOURCE: Pirelli F1 Media
