Formula 1 premieres the Miami circuit this weekend, a new track where no other categories have raced and which is posing a challenge in every way. The organizers themselves were surprised by how sensitive asphalt was affected and had to work on it both on Friday and Saturday.
In addition, the drivers warn that there is no grip beyond the normal line where rubber has accumulated, so they expect a boring race as they cannot overtake. And it is that when leaving that line they see it very difficult to keep the car in its place, so trying to overtake becomes something more risky in the final.
“The asphalt breaks,” said Fernando Alonso. “The asphalt is a joke,” lamented Sergio Pérez. Therefore, if these bad omens come true and the race becomes a ‘procession’, strategies will be key. When is it better to stop this Sunday in Miami? Let’s see.
The best strategy for the F1 Miami GP 2022 race, how many stops is better to do in Miami? What tires is better to use?
Pirelli washes their hands when talking about the strategy of the 2022 Miami GP, and they allege several reasons: it is a new circuit and therefore there is no data from previous years to compare, free practice had several red flags that used to interrupt long runs , and the track continues to evolve at every moment.
Even so, they risk a two-stop race in Miami, and they see it as risky to go to just one pitstop. The Italian tire manufacturer believes that the best option for the 2022 F1 Miami GP race is to start on the mediums and then move on to the hards, leaving another stint on the mediums for the end or, if there are not many laps left, on the softs.
However, at Pirelli they are also aware that the weather (will it be more or less hot) will be important and of course they point out the high risk of the Safety Car that would change everything and ruin all the plans.
And be careful, because if it is difficult to overtake, having made the stop at the perfect moment before leaving a Safety Car can change the result and leave surprises.
The best pitstop strategies for the 2022 F1 Miami GP
| Number of stops | What tire to go with? | When to stop? | Second stop? |
| two stops |  |
Return between 12 and 19 (make hard |
lap between 30 and 40 (make hard |
| two stops | |
Return between 12 and 19 (make hard |
lap between 35 and 43 (put media |
| two stops |
|
Return between 12 and 19 (make hard |
lap between 40 and 45 (put soft |
What tires does each driver start with in the F1 race in Miami?
This question makes no sense this year, as for 2022 F1 has scrapped the Q2 rule, and drivers who made it to Q3 are no longer required to start the race on the tire they got through with. Now there is complete freedom of choice.
Thus, until shortly before the race, when the teams remove the blankets that cover the tires on the grid , we will not know which tires each driver starts with in their cars.
Of course, in Miami we have seen numerous red flags and incidents in free practice, so the appearance of the Safety Car is not ruled out, which would alter any plan or strategy of the teams and drivers.
How many tires does each driver have left for the F1 race in Miami?
After the three free practice sessions on Friday and Saturday, and after qualifying (where some saved a few games), these are the tires that each driver still has both used and new for the Miami GP race:
