This is undoubtedly going to be one of the most demanding races of the year for the tyres, pushing the limits of their performance on a circuit that is well-known for degradation. Consequently tyre management is going to be critical and, as we saw today, the strategy starts in qualifying where the teams have to balance short term gains against long term benefits. There could be a strong argument for starting the race on the hard tyre for example, which we expect to last for around 25 laps, but the fastest times in qualifying came from the P Zero White, which is just under half a second quicker per lap. We’re expecting three stops from the drivers who got through to the final qualifying session on the medium, so we may see them run a comparatively short first stint before switching to the hard, which has been very strong so far all weekend.