PWP: The Strategist makes their picks for Austria

Pit Wall Predictions, presented by Gulf, lets you prove if you what it takes to call the strategic shots in Formula 1 - and now it’s time to make your calls for the Austrian GP.

One individual who has made their predictions already is our secretive Grove Guru, known only as ‘The Strategist’ – they’re sitting in joint P4, but can you stop them?

There are 40 more points up for grabs this weekend, and here’s what they’ve chosen.

Lap 11-20. Our duo made their first stops within this window last year, and I’m expecting the same again in 2024.

Lap 57+. There are a lot of factors that could change this, but I feel like our quickest lap will come in the closing stages when we’re lighter on fuel.

31+ laps. With a short lap distance, the total lap count is pretty high around the Red Bull Ring, so don’t be surprised if both our drivers tick into the fourth option on Q4 and Q5.

Hard. I feel like both drivers will be on the white-walled Pirelli hard tyre at the end of their afternoon’s in Austria.

P11-P15. It’s incredibly tight this weekend, and Q1 proved just that. But, with how the weekend has panned out so far, I reckon we’ll be there or thereabouts, looking for some attrition to take advantage of.