Having spent much of the weekend on the mediums, it came as a surprise in Q2 when Ferrari shunned the yellow-banded rubber in favour of the softs. With Mercedes and Red Bull posting their best times on the mediums, this means that pole-man Charles Leclerc, and teammate Sebastian Vettel, will start today's race on the less durable red-banded rubber, thereby necessitating an early stop, while their main rivals will be enjoy a longer opening stint on the mediums. 'Charles starting on the soft is a risky strategy,' said Toto Wolff. 'Because it is either a two-stop if things go bad, or you're very compromised towards the end of your first stint. 'Whereas Red Bull or Mercedes on the medium are...
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