softs

Verstappen went into the race at a disadvantage in having only one set each of the medium and hard tyres available, which required him to use the softs.

If so, it makes for a tricky decision, as teams have only three sets of mediums for the whole weekend, as opposed to eight sets of softs.

Nearly all the drivers stopped for tyres, and Russell, Leclerc and Norris came out on three different compounds - Russell on softs, Leclerc on hards and Norris on mediums.

McLaren did their first runs on medium tyres in the first session to try to save softs for later but it seems to have harpooned Piastri.

Fernando Alonso seems pretty happy with softs, or at least says he is as he seems keen to avoid having to stop again.