I don't think that it is such a big advantage any more. Certainly there are some drivers who have two or even three sets of new soft tyres, thinking that they can do something pretty special from quite a long way back on the grid.
Some of the drivers that got through to Q3 may only have one set of decent soft tyres to play with.
Remember that the soft tyre is about 1 to 1.5 seconds quicker than the hard tyre and lasts only a bit less longer than the hard tyre, but only when it's not been used to qualify on.
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