Formula 1 title opponents Mercedes and Ferrari have diverged with regards to their tyre compound choices for next weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix.
Tyre supplier Pirelli has nominated the three softest compounds from its range – the Hypersoft, Ultrasoft and Supersoft – in order to cope with the demands placed upon the rubber by the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will both have six sets of Hypersofts, four sets of Ultrasofts and three pairs of Softs.
Ferrari duo Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen have plumped for nine batches of Hypersofts, three sets of Ultrasofts, and just one lot of Softs – the set mandated by Pirelli.
Red Bull drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen will have seven sets of the pink-banded compound, along with three Ultrasofts and three Softs.
Force India and Haas have matched Ferrari’s aggression and will be equipped with nine sets of Hypersofts.
