Most drivers have favoured the super-soft tyre in their selections for the upcoming Belgian and Italian Grand Prix weekends.
However Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have made more conservative choices for Spa, opting for more sets of the soft tyres. Rosberg, unlike Hamilton, has taken four sets of the medium rubber. In contrast the Ferrari drivers will have just one set each of the hardest tyres in Belgium.
The super-soft tyre is being even more strongly favoured at Monza, particularly among the Haas drivers, who have chosen nine sets of the most aggressive rubber.
Drivers’ Belgian Grand Prix tyre choices
| Driver | Team | Tyres |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |    |
| Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |
| Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | |
| Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | |
| Felipe Massa | Williams | |
| Valtteri Bottas | Williams | |
| Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | |
| Max Verstappen | Red Bull | |
| Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | |
| Sergio Perez | Force India | |
| Kevin Magnussen | Renault | |
| Jolyon Palmer | Renault | |
| Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | |
| Carlos Sainz Jnr | Toro Rosso | |
| Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | |
| Felipe Nasr | Sauber | |
| Fernando Alonso | McLaren | |
| Jenson Button | McLaren | |
| Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | |
| Rio Haryanto | Manor | |
| Romain Grosjean | Haas | |
| Esteban Gutierrez | Haas | |
Drivers’ Italian Grand Prix tyre choices
| Driver | Team | Tyres |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |
| Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | |
| Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | |
| Felipe Massa | Williams | |
| Valtteri Bottas | Williams | |
| Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | |
| Max Verstappen | Red Bull | |
| Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | |
| Sergio Perez | Force India | |
| Kevin Magnussen | Renault | |
| Jolyon Palmer | Renault | |
| Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | |
| Carlos Sainz Jnr | Toro Rosso | |
| Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | |
| Felipe Nasr | Sauber | |
| Fernando Alonso | McLaren | |
| Jenson Button | McLaren | |
| Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | |
| Rio Haryanto | Manor | |
| Romain Grosjean | Haas | |
| Esteban Gutierrez | Haas | |
2016 Belgian Grand Prix
- 2016 Belgian Grand Prix team radio transcript
- Alonso wins first Driver of the Weekend for two years
- Raikkonen calls for consistency after Verstappen incidents
- DRS blamed as Spa race falls short of expectations
- Fan video shows Verstappen tangling with the Ferraris
Arahones
23rd August 2016, 20:05
Odd choices for some in Spa, I expected mostly softs for everyone, as the track is so long, a supersoft will probably only last 1 fast lap in a qualifying window. I doubt a used supersoft will be faster than a used soft at the end of 3 laps.
But hey, I’m not exactly an expert.
barrichelloberg
24th August 2016, 0:24
wouldn’t be surprised if the supersofts explode after half an lap
bezza695 (@bezza695)
23rd August 2016, 21:18
Don’t understand most teams choices for Spa, the only one I can understand is Mercedes and kind of Red Bull, but Ferrari is a very strange choice
SauberS1 (@saubers1)
23rd August 2016, 23:26
I do agree, Ferrari and Sauber choises are very strange. If won’t work the soft tyres well, they will have a lot of problems.
Neil (@neilosjames)
24th August 2016, 2:14
From the Spa choices… it’s a long lap so Merc are confident doing Q1, maybe even Q2, on the softs. Everyone else knows they need extra supersofts.
Ferrari are the only team I’m a little surprised about, only taking one set of mediums. Sauber I can understand taking a risk and going very aggressive, and Haas too (all Ferrari teams… probably not a coincidence), but I’d have expected Ferrari to want a few more options open for the race.