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F1 could have up to eight tyre compounds in 2018 - Pirelli

Pirelli could produce up to eight different Formula 1 tyre compounds in 2018 instead of the five it has used up to now, in order to provide greater flexibility. A final decision will be made after the last development test for next season's tyres, with McLaren drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Lando Norris running at Interlagos next week. Pirelli wants to expand its range in order to ensure that teams can choose from three viable tyres at every event. In many races this season the harder of the three available compounds was barely used over a weekend, reducing strategic variety. "We have to test some other compounds here, and this will give us the final decision on the compound...
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