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Teams' first tyre choices of 2017 announced

Formula 1 teams have leaned heavily towards the ultrasoft tyre for the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix as they made their own selections for the first time in 2017. Usually, tyre supplier Pirelli mandates three of the 13 sets per driver, with teams free to make their own selection for the other 10.  But with a new tyre being used for 2017, all 13 sets for each driver have been identical and defined in the regulations for the first five races. Pirelli is supplying the ultrasoft, supersoft and soft compound for the Monte Carlo street race, with all teams using the majority of their allocation for the softest rubber in the manufacturer's range.  Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen,...
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