Current showers at the track but with the high temperatures and high abrasion at COTA, a two-stopper looks optimal this evening/afternoon, especially as the warm weather is expected to remain for the race.
The exact strategy that each driver selects will depend on the tyres that they have left in their individual allocations, but in terms of the fastest to tackle the 56-lap race, @pirellisport bets on a stint on the soft C4 or medium C3 and two on the hard C4. 
These two options appear to be very close so managing the wear and degradation on the soft tyre is going to be crucial. This also means that those wanting to try a one-stop strategy will only be able to do this using the medium and hard tyres (though not the easiest to do).
Drivers starting out of position due to engine change penalties might be tempted to fit the hard tyre at the start and run a long first stint to gain track position. However, COTA is a circuit with several overtaking opportunities and a reasonably small pit lane time loss, so the
advantage of a one-stop strategy could be slightly less than usual.
Mario Isola on strategy:
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