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Pirelli confirm ultrasoft tyres for Austria
Official Formula One tyre suppliers Pirelli have announced the compound choices that will be available to teams for July’s Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Osterreich 2017 in Spielberg.
On offer are the purple-marked ultrasoft, the red-marked supersoft and the yellow-marked soft, with drivers obliged to use the latter two at some point during the race, and to save a set of ultras for Q3.
The teams are free to choose the compounds for the remaining 10 sets of their 13-set allocation for the weekend. Details of each team’s choices will be released near to the event.
Tyre compounds for Austria:
Tyre compounds nominated so far in 2017:
This year's Austrian Grand Prix takes place on July 07-09 and tickets are available here.
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