After the supreme effort by all 26 people (72%) who correctly predicted 3 stops for the winner in Valencia, we move onto Great Britain. The question once more is, how many stops will the winner make? 
As with FF1, we have seen johnnoble1990 prove he knows this game. He is the only one of you to have correctlyguessed predicted the number of stops twice in the three races we have done this. Unlike the WDC though, this is still wide open 
We know that Pirelli are bringing the soft and hard tyres which is going to spice things up nicely. They have gone on the record as saying they aim for 3 or 4, but with these two compounds being quite far apart as we have seen in many of the earlier races, anything could happen. The same combo (hard = prime, soft = option), was the choice in AUS, MAL, CHI, TUR, ESP.
We could easily see a 2 second gap between the prime and option, which might mean everyone except perhaps Vettel having to use the options in Q1. Remember China where Webber was knocked out in Q1 because he wasn't fast enough on the prime tyres? The same set of options might be used for Q2, but if that is the case, will there be any life left in that set when it comes to the race?
This race being where it is could easily see a wet / dry / can't make up its mind race. It could be hot, like it was last weekend (34 deg), or downright chilly like it has been since (sub 20 deg). All of these factors will have an effect on the tyres and the number of stops.
So, what do you think? How many stops will the winner make and (if you really want to hang yourself out to dry) how many stops will there be in total...?
As with FF1, we have seen johnnoble1990 prove he knows this game. He is the only one of you to have correctly
We know that Pirelli are bringing the soft and hard tyres which is going to spice things up nicely. They have gone on the record as saying they aim for 3 or 4, but with these two compounds being quite far apart as we have seen in many of the earlier races, anything could happen. The same combo (hard = prime, soft = option), was the choice in AUS, MAL, CHI, TUR, ESP.
We could easily see a 2 second gap between the prime and option, which might mean everyone except perhaps Vettel having to use the options in Q1. Remember China where Webber was knocked out in Q1 because he wasn't fast enough on the prime tyres? The same set of options might be used for Q2, but if that is the case, will there be any life left in that set when it comes to the race?
This race being where it is could easily see a wet / dry / can't make up its mind race. It could be hot, like it was last weekend (34 deg), or downright chilly like it has been since (sub 20 deg). All of these factors will have an effect on the tyres and the number of stops.
So, what do you think? How many stops will the winner make and (if you really want to hang yourself out to dry) how many stops will there be in total...?
