A two-stopper using the medium for one stint and the hard for two stints is on paper the fastest strategy tomorrow.
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The car has shown some good potential this weekend, so let's see what we can do tomorrow when it all counts.
Both drivers showed excellent pace today in tricky conditions, but both were unlucky at key moments.
It was a hectic and closely fought qualifying session and the result shows we did a good job of preparing for this Grand Prix.
After practice yesterday, we made some helpful changes to the car overnight and that showed in our performance today.
Pierre managed to maximise every lap and had a fantastic Saturday afternoon, likewise, Yuki has really made a step up this weekend.
It's obviously disappointing not to turn what had started as a promising day into a good qualifying result.
All in all, a good day for the team today with getting Mick into Q2 and participating in it, unlike last time where he couldn't.
Though his grid penalty means he will start eleventh, Lewis Hamilton serves notice in qualifying that the upper reaches of the Istanbul podium remain his focus.
Pierre Gasly edges out Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez as final practice compromised by wet conditions.
If which way to go on set-up was troubling some team bosses, so too was the question of who they feel will come out on top in this year's title fight.
Following Max Verstappen's understeer issues in free practice, Christian Horner was saying littler, other than there's "a little bit of a balance mish-mash".