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Originally Posted by peterelise
Fernando needed to stop again at least once to put a second set on. I believe that he had the feedback from Stroll on inters which was that over a lap they weren’t quicker. I recall the commentary team saying at one point that the inter shod runners weren’t going quicker than the slick runners. So whilst it ended up looking like a dumb decision because more rain came immediately after he pitted, I think it was very clever, especially as they knew he could still stop again and keep second if it turned out to be the wrong call.
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If inters were no quicker (but by inference, no slower) I would still have thought inters would be the preferred option as they would be more consistent to drive on and there would be less chance of binning it.