While the Mexican Grand Prix offered a rare mix of strategies, many of the recent races have followed a familiar pattern. George Russell described F1 as a race to Turn 1, with dirty air becoming more of a factor again and teams favouring the most conservative strategy – the one-stop.
This year’s Pirelli tyres are more robust than in previous seasons, allowing drivers to push more, but also reducing tyre degradation. It has removed some key strategic variables for teams.
