Ferrari go conservative for season finale - Abu Dhabi GP tyre selection

Yas Marina Circuit plays host to the 2018 season finale. The supersoft will be the hardest tyre available to teams with the hypersoft on the opposite end of the scale in what will be the last time we see pink and purple on the Pirelli tyres ahead of next years changes to red, yellow and white.

Not only will the colour of the tyres be changing in 2019 but the naming convention as well, changing to soft, medium and hard with the compound of tyres changing from race to race, the aim to simplify the tyres for fans.

Mercedes and Red Bull have opted for identical allocations of tyres, two supersoft sets, three ultrasoft sets and eight hypersofts for their drivers whilst Ferrari have one less set of ultrasofts instead opting for one more load of supersoft rubber.

Interestingly only Toro Rosso and Williams has opted to bring ten sets of the softest compound available for their drivers, Force India and McLaren are next on that list with nine sets for each of their drivers.

Another one-stop strategy will be likely strategy call to minimise pitlane time loss with Abu Dhabi's unique pitlane exit under the circuit feeding the cars back out on the outside of turn three.

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