[Will Dawson]

As a follow up to the tires question. I just did a 20-min race at Brands Hatch in the Tatuus using soft tires. They survived, but at the end three were red and one was yellow. Last 3-4  laps was nursing and praying. Fortunately only one short visit to the lawn.  Not sure if they lasted so short only because the Tatuus is a fast single-seater with downforce, or my not exactly smooth driving style contributed. Still might have been a good strategy after all ;-)

Same thing with the Tatuus at Nurburgring, soft tires fall off heavily on the last few laps. It's to be expected though as more downforce = more strain on your tires. I've tested both softs and mediums with that car and the finishing times are similar. Each one has it's pros and cons (softs = easier to put distance between you and slower drivers early on but require some management later on. mediums = consistent the whole race but can be a disadvantage while battling drivers with similar pace)