Control method for a rolling mill train, - wherein for strip sections of a strip upstream of a first roll stand of the rolling mill train a temperature of the strip sections is determined, - wherein the temperatures (T') of the strip sections for the time of rolling of the respective strip section in the first roll stand are predicted by means of a strip model on the basis of the temperatures determined, - wherein at least one respective control parameter for rolling of the strip sections in the first roll stand is determined using the predicted temperatures (T') of the strip sections, - wherein an adjusting device acting on the first roll stand is controlled during rolling of the respective strip section taking the respective control parameter determined into account, - wherein a respective current operator-side and a respective current drive-side material modulus is predicted for the strip sections using the predicted temperatures (T') for the time of rolling of the respective strip section in the first roll stand, - wherein a roll gap of the first roll stand can be influenced on the operator and drive side by means of the adjusting device, - wherein the material moduli correspond to the control parameters and are used by the adjusting device at the time of rolling of the respective strip section in the first roll stand to parameterise an operator- and drive-side roll gap control system, - wherein the temperatures (T') of the strip sections for the time of rolling of the respective strip section in the first roll stand are predicted by means of the strip model using a first prediction horizon, characterised in that - the first prediction horizon corresponds to a plurality of strip sections to be rolled in the first roll stand, - a manipulated variable characteristic (S(t)) for the adjusting device is set for the first prediction horizon, - a profile of a roll gap formed by work rolls of the first roll stand is influenced by means of the manipulated variable characteristic, - a respective roll gap profile formed by the work rolls of the first roll stand at the time of rolling of the respective strip section is predicted for the first roll stand by means of a roll stand model using the predicted temperatures (T') of the strip sections and the manipulated variable characteristic (S(t)) set for the strip sections corresponding to the first prediction horizon, - the manipulated variable characteristic (S(t)) set is optimised on the basis of the roll gap profile predicted for the strip sections and a respective setpoint profile (W*(t)), and - the current value of the optimised manipulated variable characteristic (S(t)) corresponds to the control parameter and is pre-set as a manipulated variable for the adjusting device. - wherein for strip sections of a strip upstream of a first roll stand of the rolling mill train a temperature of the strip sections is determined, - wherein the temperatures (T') of the strip sections for the time of rolling of the respective strip section in the first roll stand are predicted by means of a strip model on the basis of the temperatures determined, - wherein at least one respective control parameter for rolling of the strip sections in the first roll stand is determined using the predicted temperatures (T') of the strip sections, - wherein an adjusting device acting on the first roll stand is controlled during rolling of the respective strip section taking the respective control parameter determined into account, - wherein a respective current operator-side and a respective current drive-side material modulus is predicted for the strip sections using the predicted temperatures (T') for the time of rolling of the respective strip section in the first roll stand, - wherein a roll gap of the first roll stand can be influenced on the operator and drive side by means of the adjusting device, - wherein the material moduli correspond to the control parameters and are used by the adjusting device at the time of rolling of the respective strip section in the first roll stand to parameterise an operator- and drive-side roll gap control system, - wherein the temperatures (T') of the strip sections for the time of rolling of the respective strip section in the first roll stand are predicted by means of the strip model using a first prediction horizon, characterised in that - the first prediction horizon corresponds to a plurality of strip sections to be rolled in the first roll stand, - a manipulated variable characteristic (S(t)) for the adjusting device is set for the first prediction horizon, - a profile of a roll gap formed by work rolls of the first roll stand is influenced by means of the manipulated variable characteristic, - a respective roll gap profile formed by the work rolls of the first roll stand at the time of rolling of the respective strip section is predicted for the first roll stand by means of a roll stand model using the predicted temperatures (T') of the strip sections and the manipulated variable characteristic (S(t)) set for the strip sections corresponding to the first prediction horizon, - the manipulated variable characteristic (S(t)) set is optimised on the basis of the roll gap profile predicted for the strip sections and a respective setpoint profile (W*(t)), and - the current value of the optimised manipulated variable characteristic (S(t)) corresponds to the control parameter and is pre-set as a manipulated variable for the adjusting device.