MONZA, Italy -- The Italian Grand Prix will be a one-stop race and is unlikely to have much variation in strategy.
The fastest way to the flag is to start on the soft tyres before a pit window opens up between lap 19 and lap 29 to switch to the medium compound. The hard compound is an option for the second stint if teams are worried about tyre degradation, but the white-striped tyre will take longer to get up to temperature on the crucial lap out of the pits.
The fast speeds on the pit straight at Monza mean a pit stop is quite costly in terms of time and drivers need at least a 24-second advantage over the car behind to pit and still emerge in front.