[Official] Monaco Grand Prix 2023: Grand Prix Weekend Thread - Round 7 of 23

[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.