PWP: The Strategist looks to continue rise up the rankings in Austria

After a respectable score in a tough-to-predict Canadian Grand Prix, ‘The Strategist’ has continued their recent momentum and now sits just 20 points off the top of the Pit Wall Predictions, presented by Gulf, leaderboard.

The wet weather has played a part in each of the last three race weekends, and that trend looks likely to continue at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Currently ranked 22nd with 150 points, our Grove guru kept an eye on the weather when making their predictions for Spielberg.

Keep reading to see what The Strategist went for and why…

Lap 11-20. It’s looking like a two-stop race is the quickest way to the finish line, however, the threat of rain poses a tough challenge for me this week as running the intermediates in a wet race would likely mean a one-stopper.

And that’s not even taking into consideration that the track could dry and we opt for slick tyres! I’m going for a stop between lap 11-20.

Lap 21-30. If the rain does continue and we opt for a one-stop, I think this is the window we’ll pit in.

P11-15. I think we’ll be battling for points once again when we make our first stop.

A two-stop race would suggest four stops, however with the changing weather there is every chance we could box again. I’m going for 5+ stops.

One. Again, the threat of rain means chaos could unfold during the Grand Prix, especially as it’s a Sprint weekend.

I think we’ll see the Safety Car again.

There’s a 24% chance of rain towards the end of the race, which suggests it’s more likely the track will be dry. With this in mind, I’m going for the hard compound.

On the off chance that the rain is falling in Austria, I’ve split my strategy and have predicted Logan to be on the inters at the end of the race.

P6-10. Am I expecting Alex or Logan to pull off the heroics of Canada again? Not particularly.

Do I think we can achieve points again? Absolutely.

This is another track that suits the characteristics of the FW45 and with the chance of a chaotic rainy race, I think points are certainly on the table for us this weekend.