With Mercedes having once again locked out the front row, their strategy for today's Mon🦋aco Grand Prix ha🌺s been at the centre of speculation.

With the team having struggled with tyre wear throughout the season there has been a train of thought that a 'rear gunner' strategy could be used, with either Nico Rosberg or Lewis Hamilton being protected by their team-mate to allow the race leader to open a commanding lead at t🔥he front of the field 𝄹- depending on who is running at the head of the field.

Speaking to reporters, including ltxcn.top, team boss 🍸Ross Brawn ✨dismissed any such speculation:

"Obviously the tortoise and hare strategy is one that people will speculate about but I don't think that either of our drivers are tortoises𓄧," he said. "We'll let the race run and see what develops. Obviously our ambition is a one two but it is impossible t🌜o speculate on how we can achieve that."

Improving their tyre management has been a key emphasis for Mercedes following their disappointing Spanish grand Prix, where both drivers struggled w🍃ith badly worn tyres, and Brawn went on to comment about the challenges facing his team.

"The tyres have certain characteristics," said the Englishman. "If you do not exceed the 🎃capacity of the tyre, either through the driver or the car, you can get a lot more life out of the tyre. It's non-lineꦅar so if you go five percent over the limit you can half the life of the tyre.

"So you don't need to improve by a huge ♎margin to get the tyre back into a good area. We've been in a good place a few times this year and we've been in a bad place a few times. It's impossible to know what to expect on Sunday."

by Stephen English