Brawn felt that the confusion which affected some teams during the pit stops is understandable. “Both McLaren and Williams had problems today, but you have to bear in mind that in a race things happen very fast and that can lead to some confusion.” Brawn went on to explain the importance of pit stop practice. “We do between 10 and 20 pit stops during our weekly test sessions. Add these to the number of times we usually try them during a race weekend and that makes a lot, especially when you multiply it by 17.”

Brawn also explained the thinking behind Ferrari’s three stop strategy. When it started to rain, we spoke on the radio with both drivers. We could have opted for two stops, but the intermediate tyres would have been very worn and we felt it better to go for an extra stop.”