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Ferrari goes aggressive in British GP tyre selection

Ferrari and Red Bull are among the teams to have opted for an aggressive tyre strategy for the British Grand Prix.

Pirelli is bringing medium, soft and super-soft tyres to the Silverstone event after bowing to pressure earlier in the year not to select the hard compound, which was an unpopular choice at the Spanish Grand Prix. The selections for that race have been revealed, with Ferrari going for a more aggressive selection than title rivals Mercedes, selecting eight super-soft tyres for both drivers to the Silver Arrows' six.

Mercedes has opted for the most conservative strategy of all, with Lewis Hamilton set to take six sets of the soft compound to his home race.