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The FIA has approved Pirelli's plans to reduce the tread of its Formula 1 tyres for three races through the 2018 season due to the new asphalt that has been laid at the circuits.

Ferrari has opted for a more aggressive tyre selection than chief Formula 1 rival Mercedes for the Chinese Grand Prix later this month, selecting two additional sets of the Ultrasoft compound for the race in Shanghai.

McLaren pair Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne have selected the most aggressive tyre allocations for the Bahrain Grand Prix compared to the rest of the Formula 1 field.

Pirelli has confirmed the expected F1 race debut for its new hypersoft tyres will be at the Monaco Grand Prix after announcing its nominated tyre compound options.

Renault’s chief technical officer Bob Bell says the performance differences between the three compounds Pirelli has selected for the 2018 Formula 1 opener in Australia is minimal while he also isn’t confident anyone has unlocked a complete understanding from this year’s tyre range.

Pirelli sporting director Mario Isola believes Formula 1 should consider returning to Bahrain to conduct pre-season testing alongside current venue Barcelona in the future. 

Brendon Hartley believes the new Hypersoft Formula 1 tyre compound will help to spice up qualifying through the 2018 season as drivers chase a "huge" lap time at the possible expense of a brief opening stint of the race.

Lewis Hamilton has selected the most aggressive Pirelli tyre options for the 2018 Formula 1 season opener in Australia with just one set of the soft compounds.

Fernando Alonso says the 2018 Formula 1 world championship season opener is unlikely to host any surprising results with teams catching up on pre-season mileage at the second test at Circuit de Catalunya.

Pirelli has confirmed its new-for-2018 Hypersoft compound tyre will be made available to Formula 1 teams for the Canadian Grand Prix in June.

Low track temperatures and the new track surface at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya left drivers struggling to manage their tyres through Tuesday's Formula 1 pre-season test running.

Pirelli has confirmed its Formula 1 tyre testing programme for 2018, with all 10 teams signed up once again to help develop its future compounds.

World Superbike organisers have confirmed race two and the sole World Supersport race at the 2018 season opener at Phillip Island will be made flag-to-flag races with mandatory pit stops after a series of tyre failures.

McLaren’s chief technical officer Tim Goss predicts an uneven performance jump between Pirelli’s new Formula 1 tyre compound options in 2018.

Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles is certain Pirelli’s 2018 tyre compounds will open up Formula 1 races and create more overtaking opportunities despite not seeing the new cars in action yet.

McLaren chassis chief Tim Goss expects a two-stop strategy to be standard at most Formula 1 races through 2018 following Pirelli's decision to introduce two additional tyre compounds for the new season.

Pirelli motorsport chief Mario Isola says its reasons behind producing conservative tyre compounds in 2017 was based on minimising risk during the regulations overhaul seen in F1.

Pirelli chief Mario Isola says the initial plans revealed by Formula 1 owners Liberty Media for the future of the sport are encouraging but warns about the challenges around being able to pull them off.

Pirelli chief Mario Isola has warned Ferrari’s recent comments about leaving Formula 1 “are not joke claims” and feels it would be a damaging situation for all parties if the Italian team exited the sport.

Robert Kubica might not have completely lost out in his shot at joining Williams for the 2018 Formula 1 world championship with the British team rumoured to be offering him a test driver role.

Pirelli head Mario Isola believes it’s unlikely Formula 1 will reintroduce tyre competition and instead stick with a sole supplier as it prepares for the tender process this year.

Pirelli’s Sporting Director Mario Isola feels Williams haven’t given Robert Kubica a fair opportunity of F1 track time to prove he’s capable of a comeback in 2018 if the Polish driver is overlooked as Felipe Massa’s replacement.

Pirelli has confirmed its Formula 1 tyre selections for April's Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit, going one step softer than its 2017 picks.

Pirelli has confirmed its tyre selections for the opening three races of the 2018 Formula 1 season, with neither of its new compounds set to feature.