After an analysis of the first four races Pirelli has announced that it will introduce a revised hard compound from the Spanish GP onwards.
Crucially however the medium, soft and supersoft will remain unchanged.
Announcing the change, Pirelli motor sport boss Paul Hembery said: “After evaluating tyre performance over the balance of the first four races, we took the decision – in consultation with all of the teams – to change the hard compound from Spain onwards, as we did in Barcelona two years ago when we also introduced a new hard tyre for the rest of the season.
“This latest version of the hard compound is much closer to the 2012 tyre, with the aim of giving the teams more opportunity to run a wider range of strategies in combination with the other compounds, which remain unchanged.”
The hard and medium will be used in Barcelona, while as usual the soft and supersoft will be employed in Monaco, and the medium and supersoft – both of which are tuned to low temperatures – have been nominated for Montreal.
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