No matter what strategy you use you nearly always lose. The only way I have found to win is to start with hard tyres, have 1 pit stop and carry on with hards and don't increase the drivers speed at all to make your tyres last and have as little pit time as possible. This makes for a very boring experience as you aren't actually doing anything tactical, and if your rival goes with the same tactic you nearly always lose. Doesn't matter what driver or gear you use. Uninstalled.