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Formula 1 title rivals Ferrari and Mercedes split on Montreal tyres

Ferrari and Mercedes have chosen different Formula 1 tyre strategies for next month's Canadian Grand Prix.

Tyre supplier Pirelli mandates three of the 13 sets per driver - one each of the soft, super-soft and ultra-soft for Montreal - with teams free to make their own selection for the remaining 10.

Ferrari will have nine sets of the ultra-soft tyre, one more than Mercedes.

Championship leader Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen have an identical allocation of nine sets of the ultra-soft, three super-softs and one set of softs.

Mercedes has gone for eight sets of the ultra-soft tyre, with its drivers then also splitting their choices slightly.

Lewis Hamilton is taking just one set of the soft compound and four super-softs, compared to two softs and three super-softs for team-mate Valtteri Bottas.

McLaren has opted for the most sets of ultra-softs - 10 - as Fernando Alonso returns after his Indianapolis 500 programme.

Red Bull has chosen just seven sets of the fastest compound for Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo, while opting for five sets of super-softs and one set of softs per driver.

Pascal Wehrlein has the biggest allocation of softs with three, leaving the Sauber driver with three super-softs and seven ultra-softs.

One set of either the soft or super-soft must be used at least once in the race, while one set of the ultra-soft must be saved for Q3.

Zdroj: autosport.com