Pirelli set one-stop as the fastest strategy

“After a lot of uncertainty about the weather, the rain finally materialised at the end of Q2," said Pirelli head of motorsport, Mario Isola. "In the end, the Cinturato Green intermediates proved to be the best option in Q3, with different levels of water on the track, which is quite typical of Spa.

"This made it very hard to judge the final qualifying runs, with the cars driving on the intermediates for the first time all weekend. The race, by contrast, seems more likely to be dry, in which case we can expect one pit stop for the majority of competitors, with the correct pace management.”