STRATEGY GUIDE: What are the tactical options for the Spanish Grand Prix?

There’s been a definite buzz of confidence around the papaya-clad section of the paddock this weekend and on Saturday afternoon, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris delivered on that with a dominant qualifying performance to give McLaren its first front row lockout in Barcelona since 1998.
Unlike last weekend, however, this isn’t a race that’s going to be won and lost on Saturday. In fact, it’s likely to go the distance. Game, most certainly, on.
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