Pirelli has nominated the ultra-soft tyre for Formula One’s return to the Paul Ricard circuit in France later this year.

F1’s official tyre supplier has nominated the second-softest tyre in its range along with the super-soft and soft for the first grand prix at the track since 1990.

The circuit has recently been resurfaced and now features the same kind of high-grip asphalt used at the Circuit de Catalunya and Silverstone. Pirelli will bring special tyres with lower tread depths for the races at these three tracks.

2018 F1 tyres selections

2018 tyres 2017 tyres
Melbourne Soft Super-soft Ultra-soft Soft Super-soft Ultra-soft
Bahrain Medium Soft Super-soft Medium Soft Super-soft
Shanghai Medium Soft Ultra-soft Medium Soft Super-soft
Baku Soft Super-soft Ultra-soft Medium Soft Super-soft
Catalunya Medium Soft Super-soft Hard Medium Soft
Monte-Carlo Super-soft Ultra-soft Hyper-soft Soft Super-soft Ultra-soft
Montreal Super-soft Ultra-soft Hyper-soft Soft Super-soft Ultra-soft
Paul Ricard Soft Super-soft Ultra-soft n/a n/a n/a
Red Bull Ring Soft Super-soft Ultra-soft
Silverstone Medium Soft Super-soft
Hockenheimring n/a n/a n/a
Hungaroring Medium Soft Super-soft
Spa-Francorchamps Soft Super-soft Ultra-soft
Monza Medium Soft Super-soft
Singapore Soft Super-soft Ultra-soft
Sochi Soft Super-soft Ultra-soft
Suzuka Medium Soft Super-soft
Circuit of the Americas Soft Super-soft Ultra-soft
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Soft Super-soft Ultra-soft
Interlagos Medium Soft Super-soft
Yas Marina Soft Super-soft Ultra-soft

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