PWP: The Strategist feeling confident ahead of Mexico

America had points for Alex and Logan, but someone else at Grove outscored them both – the tactical guru known only as 'The Strategist'.

They are in fine form in 2023's latter stages, shooting up the standings of our free-to-play game, Pit Wall Predictions, presented by Gulf.

Can they build on their 310-point tally at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez this weekend, or will they have a messy time in Mexico?

More importantly, how will you fare as you chase down our leader's 355 points with the next round of questions?

Continue reading to see The Strategist's suggestions for maximising your 2023 Mexico City GP picks.

Lap 11-20. Mexico usually sees a one-stop strategy at play, but Pirelli have the softest compound tyres available for 2023, and I think we'll see an early pit for a two-stop strategy.

Lap 11-20. As with Alex, I believe Logan will visit our pit box twice over the race, getting rid of his first tyre set relatively early.

Alex. I've favoured Alex as the first stopper throughout the season, and it is usually the correct call. It was right in the USA, and I feel it will be true for Mexico, too.

4. The circuit isn't one for high degradation, but with the softest tyre trio, I think the two-stop strategy will be the one to run on both FW45s.

One. We had a Virtual Safety slowdown for the three years of 2017, 2018, and 2019, and I believe we'll get another in 2023.

One. Historically, it's a little 50/50 as to whether we see the Safety Car in Mexico, but I'm favouring Bernd Mayländer to take to the track once more on Sunday.

Medium. The compounds were slightly different in COTA, but the medium-hard-medium strategy scored us points, so finishing on the yellow-ringed rubber makes sense to me for Mexico.

Medium. Alex and Logan shared the tyre strategy to great success in the USA, and I favour them to mirror their Pirelli usage in Mexico City, too.