Mario Island he has clear ideas on strategies that the teams of Formula 1 will be able to implement in view of the first GP of the year which will take place this afternoon, starting from 16: 00, in Bahrain. “The race promises to be even more interesting than qualifying. From a strategy point of view – says Mario Isola – the double stop is the fastest option on paper, with Hard and Soft as the main protagonists".
Second Island: “Everyone will probably prefer to take the start with the Soft but who, how the Red Bull, will have only one set of C1 available, he should make the first stop between laps 13 and 18 to switch to this compound and then stop between laps 37 and 43 to close again with the Soft. Those who instead use two trains of Hard should stop the first time between laps 11 and 16 and then again between 32 and 38".
GP Bahrain: the strategies available to the teams
According to the head of Pirelli's Motorsport area, therefore, one thing seems to be certain: the three-stop strategy, therefore exploiting the potential of soft, it could be a choice not to be rejected by the stables. It goes without saying, however, that what makes the difference are the different sets of tires (in numerical terms) that the teams have available for the race: “The double stop with the use of all three compounds – continues Mario Isola explaining the different strategies of the teams in view of the Bahrain GP – it is slower and could prove to be a valid option only if track conditions evolve more rapidly than expected, as happened for example on the last day of testing last week. A three-stop strategy, however, is more plausible to exploit the potential of Soft Drinks in case there should be a neutralization in the last part of the match".
SOURCE: Pirelli F1 Media
