Formula One tyres to have simplified names, colours in 2019

AUSTIN, Texas -- Pirelli has confirmed the colour scheme that will accompany its simplification of the names of its Formula One tyres in 2019.

Pirelli has a range of tyres that it produces for every race, with three brought to every race depending on the characteristic of the circuit in question. In the simplest terms, the hardest tyre in the range will be the most durable but offer the lowest level of performance, while the softest in the range will deliver peak performance but also encounter a quick drop-off in terms of durability.

Pirelli's current convention has seven different names for each compound, marked with a different colour on the tyre wall. Those seven are hard (orange), medium…