The FIA communicated to Pirelli each team’s tyre choices for the forthcoming Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg, 7-9 July).
Force India mirror McLaren (who have struggled to wear out a set of tyres this year) going “big” on Ultra Soft. Vettel fances the Super Soft more than Hamilton.
Pirelli has abandoned the hard tyre for the rest of the 2017 Formula 1 season.
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