PIRELLI STRATEGY GUIDE: What are the tactical options for the drivers in the British Grand Prix?

It’s an unfamiliar look – for 2024 at least – to the starting grid for the British Grand Prix: a Mercedes front row lock-out, Max Verstappen down in P4, bracketed by the McLarens.
At Silverstone the speeds are incredibly high, there’s gravel lying in wait everywhere, we’ve got the tightest grid in years – and there could be rain on the horizon too. So what are the strategic options on race day? Matt Youson, with help from official F1 tyre suppliers Pirelli, takes a look…
Next Up
Related Articles
Power RankingsWho did our judges rank as the best F1 driver of 2025?
11 times F1 drivers took another driver’s car number
REVEALED: Your favourite race of the 2025 season
F1 AcademyHaas name Countryman as 2026 F1 ACADEMY driver
‘I hated this car at times’ – Verstappen on his 2025 season
Leclerc calls Ferrari’s focus shift to 2026 a ‘no-brainer’
