Monaco is one of the more straightforward race strategies of the year, as wear and degradation is so low. However, there is a possibility of rain showers - with a similar forecast to today - and historically there is a high incidence of safety cars in Monaco as well. For the 78-lap race (the highest number of laps of the season) the theoretically ideal strategy is: start on the supersoft, change to the soft around lap 27, then run to the finish.
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