Watch: 2019 Pirelli pre-season testing tyres. Pirelli will make its selection from a range of 5 compounds.

Pirelli have outlined their in-development plans for F1 2019, as the sport’s tyre supplier works to address calls that identifying their product has become too complicated. Pirelli will make its selection from a range of five compounds – running from C1 to C5 – in 2019, with a Hard, Medium and Soft tyre being designated for each grand prix of the next Formula One season.

The compounds for 2019 will converge in terms of life compared to the 2018 tyres, with the Hard (C1) and Medium (C2) compounds from this year set to be softer next year. The Hypersoft (C5) and Ultrasoft (C4) tyres will both be slightly harder than in 2018, with the Soft (C3) compound remaining unchanged. The Supersoft will essentially disappear from the range.