Mercedes has been the team to take conservative options ahead of the next two races when Formula 1 resumes after the summer break at the Belgian Grand Prix.
The Spa-Francorchamps circuit gives the tyres incredible punishment, similar to that of the Silverstone circuit due to the high-speed nature of the layout which flows through the Ardennes forest, the compounds available from Pirelli will the Medium, Soft and Supersoft.
Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas and championship leader Lewis Hamilton will take only six sets of the supersoft tyre while also taking four sets of softs and three of the white-marked medium tyres.
Nearest rival Ferrari will take one set more of the red-marked supersoft compound, however, they will split their strategies between the medium and soft with Sebastian Vettel taking one more set of mediums and Kimi Raikkonen one more set of softs.
Both Red Bull drivers will only load up with one set of mediums, however, Renault-bound Daniel Ricciardo will take eight sets of supersofts in an aggressive strategy for the Australian, while team-mate Max Verstappen will put on more set of yellow-marked softs in his inventory.
Many of the midfield teams are trying a range of different strategies, but none more so than McLaren where both Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne will run four sets of mediums, five softs and only four sets of supersofts for the weekend.
This looks to be indicating they could be solely focused on race strategy and showing no concern for their qualifying efforts.
Italian Grand Prix
Pirelli has also announced the drivers' choices for the Italian Grand Prix around the famous high-speed Monza circuit with Mercedes once again taking a more cautious and conservative approach to the weekend.
The same compounds used at the Belgian Grand Prix will also be used in Monza given the higher average speeds around the circuit and heavy braking zones involved.
Hamilton and Bottas split their medium and soft tyre choices with the Finnish driver utilising one more soft tyre while his team-mate takes on one more set of mediums, both drivers will have in their arsenal only eight sets of supersoft tyres.
Ferrari has taken a much more aggressive approach their home event by loading up on 10 sets of the softest compound in order to maximise their chances to beat their German rivals, Vettel and Raikkonen also split their medium and soft tyre options.
Both Red Bull drivers have also been conservative on their supersoft compound options, however, Ricciardo and Verstappen have differed drastically when it comes to their individual choices.
The Dutchman has settled on using one set of mediums, five softs and seven supersofts while Ricciardo takes two mediums, three softs and eight supersofts.
In the midfield pack, Sauber and Force India have taken a similar approach to Ferrari with maximising their chances on the supersoft tyre by also taking ten sets, while Haas, Toro Rosso and Renault all take one set less to put in their soft range.
McLaren again breaks the mould by taking less of the softest compound to the Grand Prix with just seven sets of the red-marked supersoft.
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