ABU DHABI -- Pirelli will introduce two new slick tyre compounds to its F1 range in 2018, bringing the total number of dry-weather compounds to seven.
The super-hard and hyper-soft compounds will be added at either end of the current range of tyres, with two new colours added to Pirelli's sidewall branding across the range. The super-hard will be orange, the hard 'ice blue', the medium white, the soft yellow, the super-soft red, the ultra-soft purple and the hyper-soft pink.
Pirelli hopes new temperature working ranges and softer compounds across the range will result in more varied tyre strategies during races in 2018.