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Pirelli confirms tyre picks for first three F1 races of 2018

Neither of Pirelli's new tyre compounds will feature in the first three races of the 2018 season.

Pirelli has confirmed its tyre selections for the opening three races of the 2018 Formula 1 season, with neither of its new compounds set to feature.

Pirelli announced over the 2017 season-ending Abu Dhabi weekend it would be introducing two new compounds - hyper-soft and super-hard - to F1 for 2018 in a bid to create a wider range and make more accurate tyre selections for circuits.

In a statement issued on Monday, Pirelli confirmed what compounds it would be taking to the first three races of next season in Australia, with neither the hyper-soft or super-hard making an appearance.

Pirelli will take its soft, super-soft and ultra-soft tyres to Melbourne for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, before reverting to a harder selection of medium, soft and super-soft for the next race in Bahrain.

One week later, F1 will head to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix, where teams will have the medium, soft and ultra-soft tyres available, skipping out the super-soft from the selection altogether.

Zdroj: crash.net