Pirelli explain the excluded compound this weekend

Pirelli opted to exclude the supersoft tyre in the allocations list for the Chinese Grand Prix. Mario Isola insists the decision ensures the tyres to be “evenly spaced out”.

The teams will head to China with the mediums, soft, and ultrasoft tyres available to use.

In the ‘rainbow’ spectrum, usually, Pirelli opt for three tyres that follow in order but supersoft have been discarded.

“The new wider range of 2018 P Zero compounds have allowed us to come up with some nominations this year where there is a gap in the tyres selected,” said Mario Isola.