Overview
- Pirelli has opted for non-consecutive slicks for Spa’s sprint weekend, the first time since the 2022 Australian Grand Prix that C2 is omitted.
- Under sprint regulations each driver receives 12 sets of tyres—six soft, four medium and two hard—one fewer than a regular race weekend.
- Regulations mandate medium tyres for the first two parts of sprint qualifying, with soft tyres required for the top-10 shootout.
- Pirelli simulations suggest the greater gap between compounds will make two-stop strategies more competitive and increase tyre-management unpredictability.
- Spa-Francorchamps’ fickle Ardennes weather raises the likelihood of intermediate and extreme wet-tyre deployments during the weekend.