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Melbourne compounds on verge of being decided
Just days after the 2018 season finale, Pirelli has a week to decide on compounds for the 2019 season opener in Australia. The decision will come off the back of the two-day test at the Yas Marina, which saw the best times set on the hypersofts, albeit some on the 2018 version and others on the 2019 compound. Asked to compare the compounds at the end of his day of running, Sebastian Vettel, said: 'The differences were quite small. Speaking to Pirelli, the whole band is a little closer together so the hypersoft is closer to the rest and the hard tyre, which we didn't use, should be more towards the tyres that are softer.' This year, as in 2017, Pirelli took the ultrasoft, supersoft and soft...
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