mediums

Most teams started on the mediums, expecting the race to be a one-stop on the medium and hard tyres.

Hamilton and Piastri also advanced to fourth and fifth after a poor start from Russell, all of them on mediums as Norris and Hamilton chased Leclerc in the opening laps.

And when he left the pits for his final run in the final session, he questioned the team's choice of soft tyres, saying: "I thought I said I wanted the mediums."

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Piastri had first choice as leader, and went for mediums with a stop on lap 11.