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Drivers’ tyre choices announced for final race of 2018

2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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Toro Rosso and Williams have made aggressive tyre selections for Abu Dhabi, choosing 10 sets of the hyper-soft tyres.

However Renault, which goes into the final race of the year seeking to lock up a lucrative fourth place in the constructors’ championship, has selected the smallest number of hyper-softs, with seven sets for each of its two drivers.

The top three team, Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull, have all opted for eight sets of the softest available tyre. Ferrari differs from its rivals in that it has three sets of the hardest available rubber, the super-soft, compared to its rivals’ two.

This race weekend is the final time the current naming system will be used for Pirelli’s tyres. As of the 2019 F1 season the three available tyre options will be named hard, medium and soft irrespective of which compound they are.

2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tyre selections

Driver Team Tyres
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Super soft tyreSuper soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Super soft tyreSuper soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Sebastian Vettel Ferrari Super soft tyreSuper soft tyreSuper soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Super soft tyreSuper soft tyreSuper soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Super soft tyreSuper soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Max Verstappen Red Bull Super soft tyreSuper soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Sergio Perez Force India Super soft tyreSuper soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Esteban Ocon Force India Super soft tyreSuper soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Lance Stroll Williams Super soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Sergey Sirotkin Williams Super soft tyreSuper soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Carlos Sainz Jnr Renault Super soft tyreSuper soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Nico Hulkenberg Renault Super soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso Super soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso Super soft tyreSuper soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Romain Grosjean Haas Super soft tyreSuper soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Kevin Magnussen Haas Super soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Fernando Alonso McLaren Super soft tyreSuper soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren Super soft tyreSuper soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Marcus Ericsson Sauber Super soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre
Charles Leclerc Sauber Super soft tyreSuper soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreUltra soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyreHyper soft tyre

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2 comments on “Drivers’ tyre choices announced for final race of 2018”

  1. Only five drivers with a single set of the hardest compound available.

  2. Hovering the mouse over to the Hypersoft tyre still says “Ultrasoft”.

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