▁well ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁flat ▁t ire , ▁doing ▁so ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁G Id ley ▁gave ▁up ▁the ▁lead ▁to ▁Br äck ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁second ▁stop ▁on ▁Lap ▁ 6 2 . ▁ ▁Br äck ▁led ▁the ▁field ▁for ▁a ▁lap ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁p its ; ▁new ▁leader ▁Fernández ▁stayed ▁out ▁one ▁lap ▁longer ▁before ▁doing ▁the ▁same ▁and ▁hand ing ▁the ▁lead ▁to ▁Fran ch itt i . ▁The ▁fuel ▁strategy ▁game ▁was ▁finally ▁coming ▁to ▁f ru ition : ▁cars ▁that ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁save ▁fuel ▁and ▁stay ▁out ▁longer ▁than ▁the ▁leaders , ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁Fran ch itt i , ▁H erta , ▁Mor eno , ▁D ixon , ▁and ▁V asser , ▁could ▁potentially ▁make ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁finish ▁on ▁only ▁two ▁pit ▁stops . ▁Meanwhile , ▁drivers ▁like ▁G id ley ▁and ▁Gil ▁de ▁Fer ran , ▁who ▁came ▁in ▁for ▁their ▁second ▁stops ▁a ▁few ▁la ps ▁earlier , ▁were ▁committed ▁to ▁a ▁three - stop ▁strategy . ▁Those ▁drivers ▁could ▁run ▁all - out ▁knowing ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁spl ash - and - go ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁race ; ▁the ▁two - sto ppers ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁depend ▁on ▁saving ▁fuel ▁and ▁hope ▁for ▁ca ution ▁la ps ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁end . ▁ ▁Fran ch itt i ▁and ▁H erta ▁made ▁their ▁second ▁and ▁last ▁stops ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁on ▁Lap ▁ 6 6 , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁field