Jenson Button has warned that we could see some crazy strategies in the up-coming season following the re-introduction of the fuelling ban. The current world champion has said we could even see some less-competitive teams pitting after lap one to try and get one over on the front-runners.
“I think, looking at testing, we are going to get a lot of very unusual strategies in the race,” Button told Autosport.
“I think the top teams will have similar strategies. I think you are going to have some teams trying to sort of stop two or three laps before their rivals so they can get out on new tyres and maybe bump them.
“You’ll also have the teams that aren’t so competitive trying crazy strategies like pitting after lap one and hoping to run to the end of the race. So there will be lots of different strategies which will make it exciting for the viewers. But the problem is that for us it’s very difficult to know what the strategy is. You can’t plan in advance.”
Jenson has always been praised for his smooth driving style – a trait that could see the Briton sitting pretty next season as tyre wear becomes even more important than before.
“My driving style I think it does work with the new regulations,” he explains. “I think most drives on the grid can adapt to it, we’ve seen that in testing. It’s still a different way of driving for me because it is like an endurance race – you really have to look after the tyres at the start of the stint. If you damage the tyres on lap three you are screwed for the whole stint.”
