Almost all the drivers in Sunday afternoon's Italian Grand Prix elected to use a one-stop supersoft-soft strategy, while the Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo opted for an alternative strategy, after starting 16th on the grid as a result of penalties.
He began on soft and then moved onto the supersoft in the closing stages of the race, setting the fastest lap of the race, which was two seconds faster than last year's equivalent, using the same tyres.
There were no tyre issues at all through the event, apart from a puncture for Max Verstappen, that was caused by contact with the Williams of Felipe Massa.
“After an unpredictable weekend up to now, the race turned out exactly as we expected, with nearly all the drivers completing one-stop strategies,” said Pirelli's Mario Isola.
“Daniel Ricciardo made excellent use of an alternative one-stop strategy to make up 12 places, and his fastest lap shows just how much quicker the car and tyre package is this year, despite the fact that Monza is mainly dominated by straights.”
