Pirelli expects one-stop strategy for 2026 Singapore GP as soft C5 could draw interest
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Pirelli expects a one-stop strategy to be the preferred option for the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix on October 11, while the softest C5 could receive greater consideration from more than one team.
Ahead of the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, October 11, Pirelli expects a one-stop strategy to be the preferred option for teams. It also expects hard and medium to be the race’s reference compounds, while the softest C5 could receive greater consideration from more than one team.
Pirelli points to the time lost in the pit lane and the prospect of frequent neutralisations as reasons to favour one stop. To explain the possible C5 role, it cites Budapest, Monza and Baku, where the softest compound, it says, maintained strong pace with limited degradation and offered an advantage in grip and driver confidence.
Pirelli expects significant track evolution over the Singapore weekend and says those qualities could make the soft especially valuable there.
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- PRIMARY SOURCEFacts, stats and trivia ahead of the 2026 Singapore GPFormula 1
- PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 2 - Competition Notes - Pirelli PreviewFIA F1 decision documents
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