BARCELONA, Spain -- Theoretically, a two-stop strategy is the fastest way from lights to flag in Spain, but expect to see most drivers attempt a one-stop. Reducing the amount of tyre changes limits the risk over the race and for that reason teams will always err towards a one-stop if possible. But in Spain it comes with the added benefit of keeping the driver off the troublesome super-soft compound tyre, which none of the drivers have felt comfortable on and only offers a marginal performance advantage over the soft.
Nine of the top ten drivers will start on the soft tyre -- meaning they will attempt a soft/medium strategy -- with home hero Fernando Alonso the odd one out on the super-softs.