South African Grand Prix. 3

Fortunately, no compound sabotage crisis emerged in this race, and the pitstop routines were carried out just as scheduled. This took place around the 25th Lap mark, since the RSA Grand Prix had 66 in total; the second pitstop routine might then be held twenty-five laps later at Lap 50, leaving fifteen more laps to wear out the final set of compounds toward the finish line. But in the end, this could vary depending on team strategy.

At this point, Jackson Racing expressed full concern about Rodnick, and since he was the first between him and Luca to show more tire wear, the team decided to box him early on Lap 24. This stop was not just to swap out his choked softs, but also to check on him and the rear differential response module that he wryly blamed for his recent slips and misfires in the corners.