STRATEGY GUIDE: What are the tactical options for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?

Fine margins. Formula 1 is a sport of fractions, and no more so than here on the ultra-tight, ultra-high speed Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Max Verstappen made it consecutive pole positions at this track, qualifying one-hundredth of a second ahead of Oscar Piastri.

It was another fine margin that made the headlines, however: Lando Norris, fastest in FP2, FP3 and Q2, getting his line fractionally wrong and paying the price for it in the barriers at the exit of Turn 5. He was in phlegmatic mood when released from the medical centre, seeing potential to move forward – but he has a mountain to climb. A clever strategy could help him move up the order, so what are the options for him and the rest of the field?