Per week in the past in Austria, Lando Norris was capable of problem Max Verstappen for victory partly as a result of McLaren saved a recent set of medium tyres for the ultimate stint of the race.
The group had the identical benefit of their pocket right this moment. However they selected to not use it, to Crimson Bull’s shock, and price Norris a robust likelihood of successful his residence race.
The race-deciding pit stops started when Norris led the sphere round on lap 39. Lewis Hamilton pitted from second place behind him and was assured he might take a set of soppy tyres to the tip, regardless of the graining issues noticed in apply.
Verstappen, who got here in from third, didn’t have an additional set of mediums accessible however most well-liked the hards to a set of used softs. “We’d seen that the delicate tyre was garbage within the first stint,” group principal Christian Horner instructed media together with RaceFans afterwards. “With the drivers that had it, the entrance opened up in a short time. We noticed that a little bit bit on Friday.
“The laborious tyre was extra strong and we felt was higher for us. So we nearly didn’t care what the others placed on, we knew that the laborious tyre was higher for us.”
Crimson Bull had a bonus on this respect, as Verstappen’s group mate Sergio Perez had certified poorly and began from the pit lane on a set of laborious tyres, giving them a greater learn on its efficiency underneath race day circumstances. “We had a bit of information from Checo at the start of the the race and it did appear to carry out fairly properly,” mentioned Horner.
He believed McLaren had the very best tyre accessible to them and was astonished they didn’t use it.
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“What was baffling for us was that McLaren had been the one group that had a brand new medium accessible to them and so they selected to not run it, which might have been a really perfect tyre for these circumstances.”
Nevertheless Verstappen, who struggled earlier within the race with tyre degradation, discovered his automobile got here alive when he might push on a set of hards.
“The laborious tyre on the finish of the race was very sturdy,” mentioned Horner. “Notably within the second sector, the high-speed sector, Max was massively faster than the vehicles forward.”
Norris misplaced time by pitting a lap later than his rival and squandered treasured seconds by locking his wheels as he arrived within the pit field and stopping barely too late, forcing his mechanics to maneuver. However he believed the choice to suit softs price him essentially the most, and Verstappen was capable of move him for second place earlier than the tip of the race.
Workforce principal Andrea Stella held his arms as much as the error. “I feel occurring delicate wasn’t the correct name for us,” he mentioned.
“Actually, we degraded the tyres an excessive amount of to have the ability to retain the place on Verstappen and Lewis,” he added. “In equity, Lewis did a extremely good job of constructing the delicate tyres final the complete stint.”
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He mentioned the error was rooted within the resolution to ask Norris for his views on which tyre he most well-liked, as an alternative of constructing the decision for him. His race engineer Will Joseph indicated the delicate tyre was the higher tyre to face an opportunity of beating Hamilton to victory, which Hamilton selected. Stella mentioned they need to have taken be aware of how properly Verstappen was acting on his hards on his out-lap.
“In these circumstances we needed to examine with Lando what his choice was,” Stella defined. “The sense of asking with Lando and deciding with Lando was ‘will or not it’s difficult occurring a C2 compound in these circumstances?’ However in equity, as a matter of truth, it wasn’t that difficult, as a result of Verstappen on a tough compound managed the transition on the dry tyres with out large points.”
“We should always have taken the duty to say the medium is simply the correct tyre, we go for it,” he concluded. “I feel in checking with Lando, we form of self-doubted and this led us to comply with this route, which in hindsight wasn’t appropriate.”
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2024 British Grand Prix pit cease occasions
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| Rank | # | Driver | Workforce | Full cease time (s) | Hole to finest (s) | Cease no. | Lap no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 28.276 | 2 | 21 | |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Crimson Bull | 28.365 | 0.089 | 1 | 26 |
| 3 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Crimson Bull | 28.391 | 0.115 | 1 | 19 |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 28.481 | 0.205 | 1 | 19 |
| 5 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 28.495 | 0.219 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 28.661 | 0.385 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Ferrari | 28.706 | 0.43 | 3 | 50 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Crimson Bull | 28.871 | 0.595 | 4 | 47 |
| 9 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 28.875 | 0.599 | 1 | 26 |
| 10 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 28.929 | 0.653 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 29.023 | 0.747 | 1 | 26 |
| 12 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Crimson Bull | 29.076 | 0.8 | 2 | 38 |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 29.086 | 0.81 | 4 | 38 |
| 14 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Ferrari | 29.097 | 0.821 | 2 | 39 |
| 15 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 29.125 | 0.849 | 3 | 26 |
| 16 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 29.166 | 0.89 | 3 | 37 |
| 17 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 29.178 | 0.902 | 1 | 12 |
| 18 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Ferrari | 29.199 | 0.923 | 1 | 26 |
| 19 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 29.2 | 0.924 | 2 | 38 |
| 20 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 29.233 | 0.957 | 2 | 27 |
| 21 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 29.289 | 1.013 | 3 | 26 |
| 22 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Crimson Bull | 29.3 | 1.024 | 3 | 37 |
| 23 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 29.341 | 1.065 | 1 | 27 |
| 24 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 29.41 | 1.134 | 2 | 38 |
| 25 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 29.412 | 1.136 | 1 | 26 |
| 26 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 29.444 | 1.168 | 2 | 38 |
| 27 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 29.469 | 1.193 | 2 | 39 |
| 28 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 29.541 | 1.265 | 1 | 28 |
| 29 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 29.658 | 1.382 | 2 | 38 |
| 30 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 29.686 | 1.41 | 2 | 38 |
| 31 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 29.838 | 1.562 | 2 | 19 |
| 32 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 29.873 | 1.597 | 2 | 37 |
| 33 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 29.884 | 1.608 | 2 | 37 |
| 34 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 30 | 1.724 | 1 | 27 |
| 35 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 30.038 | 1.762 | 2 | 38 |
| 36 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 30.265 | 1.989 | 2 | 39 |
| 37 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 30.308 | 2.032 | 1 | 27 |
| 38 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 30.387 | 2.111 | 2 | 39 |
| 39 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 30.628 | 2.352 | 1 | 26 |
| 40 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 31.527 | 3.251 | 2 | 37 |
| 41 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 32.045 | 3.769 | 1 | 27 |
| 42 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Crimson Bull | 32.313 | 4.037 | 2 | 28 |
| 43 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 32.801 | 4.525 | 1 | 27 |
| 44 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 33.083 | 4.807 | 4 | 37 |
| 45 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 34.742 | 6.466 | 1 | 27 |
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