Formula One teams have loaded up on Ultrasoft tyres for next weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which is scheduled to be held between 27 and 29 April 2018 at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. The race is due to be the fourth round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship, and the second running of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.
Sole supplier Pirelli has nominated the Ultrasoft, Supersoft and Soft compounds to cope with the demands of the Baku City Circuit, which has switched from a June to an April date for its third Formula 1 event.
Both Scuderia Ferrari drivers, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, will have ten sets of Ultrasofts available from their weekend allocation of 13, with main title rivals Mercedes having nine sets and Red Bull eight.
Renault has been the most conservative operation, choosing seven sets of the purple-ringed compound. As per usual, one set of the softest option (Ultrasoft) must be cast aside for use only in Q3, while either the Supersofts or Softs must be run for one stint of the race, assuming dry conditions prevail.
Selected tyre sets for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix:
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