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Rosberg, Hamilton to get same tyres for title decider
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Pirelli has announced the tyre choices made by each team for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Mercedes title rivals Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton set to receive the same compound allocations at the Yas Marina Circuit. As part of new-for-2016 regulations, teams can now pick from three different compounds, with an allocation of 13 sets per driver. Of those 13 sets, Pirelli will select two sets that have to be allocated for the race (of which a driver must use one set), while a set of the softest available compound may only be used in Q3. Teams are then free to choose the remaining ten sets. F1’s official tyre supplier has nominated its softest range for...
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