Singapore battle: Strategies at Russell and Verstappen's disposal

Russell and Verstappen will start on the first row of the grid at the Singapore Grand Prix, having outqualified the two McLaren drivers, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

The championship leaders starts from P3 on the grid, while his teammate will line up right behind him in fifth place.

Formula 1's tyre manufacturer, Pirelli, has shared the possible race strategies for this Sunday.

The Italians list three one-stoppers, in all of which the hard tyres would be in use. Every driver has a fresh set of the hardest tyre compound available, except for Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll

For a one-stopper😳 starting on the mediums and switching to the hards, the pit window is expected to be between laps 26 and 32.

If teams opt to run the strategy the other way around, the pit window is predicted to be between laps 32 and 38.

With the pit limit increased this weekend, Pirelli also lists a two-stop strategy as a possibility. Starting on the softs, drivers would then do a stint on the hards before switching back to the mediums.

Looking at the frontrunner teams, there is little difference in the tyre sets they can use during the race.

Verstappen, the two Mercedes, the two McLarens and the two Ferraris, also have a new hard, a new medium and four used softs at their disposal.

After being eliminated early in Q2, Yuki Tsunoda also has a new set of soft tyres.

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