Tires remaining for each F1 driver today

Tire strategies

Since Saturday practice was cancelled and qualifying run in the wet, the F1 drivers have plenty of soft red tires available for today's Styrian GP at the Red Bull Ring.

Today should be dry with temperatures lower than last week’s Austrian Grand Prix. The fastest strategy for the 71-lap race is still expected to be a one-stopper, but with a slightly different look to last Sunday: where the soft tire in particular proved to be very competitive. So the theoretically quickest way tomorrow is to start on the soft tire for 28 to 33 laps and then complete the race on the hard compound.

The second-quickest strategy is to start on the medium tire for 30 to 35 laps, then switch to the soft until the end. This strategy could be reversed as well, starting instead on the soft and finishing on the medium for the final stint.
Almost as quick is a one-stopper with a start on the medium tire for 24 to 30 laps, then hard to the finish.

Finally, a two-stopper is definitely slower: two stints on the soft tire for 24 to 26 laps each, then medium to the end.

As qualifying was wet, the drivers have a free choice of slick tires to start the race on today.

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