STRATEGY GUIDE: What are the possible race strategies for the Las Vegas Grand Prix?


A weekend of disrupted practice and a brand new track to learn means it’s far from a clear picture when it comes to race day strategy in Las Vegas. So here are a few of the options that are open to the teams and drivers for the first race down the iconic Strip on Saturday night…
What’s the quickest strategy?
With the limited amount of data that there is for the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, there’s a little bit of uncertainty on which strategy should get top billing. But leaning into Charles Leclerc’s comments that he found overtaking a little bit more challenging than he was expecting during practice, I’m going to open proceedings with the one-stop strategy.

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