Hopefully, the difference in characteristics between teams will be stark enough to justify
different tyre strategies so that at certain phases of a race, some teams will be on fresh rubber whilst others try to eke out the life of a tyre in order to make one less stop.
Max Verstappen believes Ferrari are firmly beatable in the race and that Red Bull could benefit from its alternate tyre strategy
He started 11th, but the combination of a mega start (gaining five places on the first lap) and an
alternative tyre strategy helped him climb the order.
Force India have also followed suit with the one medium, three soft and nine
supersoft tyre strategy as have American outfit Haas.
Lewis Hamilton has a slightly more
conservative tyre strategy at the United States Grand Prix, where he could clinch his fourth World Championship title.