According to Ferrari strategist Iñaka Rueda, Ferrari has strategically taken a different path since competing in midfield instead of at the front. According to Rueda, the way they work in midfield is very different from that of a top team.
"The strategy has become more complicated", says Rueda to Auto, Motor und Sport. "In recent years it has been our job to open a sufficiently large hole for the first pit stop. Now we are fighting in a group of drivers and teams that are very close together. That often forces us to change our tactics lap by lap."
The role of traffic
"Traffic hardly played a significant role in our strategy in the past. Now it is crucial", Rueda explains. A good example of this is last week's Spanish GP. In lap 47 a certain strategy was impossible, while it was possible in lap 51. "That's why we have more radio communication than before", Rueda ends.