Pirelli has revealed which tyre compounds each driver has chosen for the second round of the 2016 championship, the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Whilst team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg elected for different tyre approaches for the season opening Australian GP last weekend, they have converged on the same choice for Bahrain, with both selecting one set of medium tyres alongside six soft and six supersoft compounds.
However their nearest rival, Ferrari, have gone for a different approach with both of its drivers. Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen will have three sets of the medium, four of the soft and six of the supersoft at their disposal.
Ferrari's selection will likely see them opt for a longer stint during the race, possibly with the aim of one-stopping, whilst Mercedes will almost certainly have to two-stop at minimum.
Only three sets of team-mates have chosen differing strategies: Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz; Sauber's Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr; and Haas' Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez.
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