Pirelli confirm key choice for upcoming F1 races

Pirelli has revealed that it will use the softest tyres in its range at the upcoming Miami and Canadian Grands Prix.

This will see the use of the C3, C4 and C5 compounds across both race weekends.

The Italian marque brought the softest options to the season-opening round in Australia before scaling back the choices for China and Australia, respectively.

F1 is in the middle of a five-week break due to the cancellation of races in the Middle East, with Miami set to resume the campaign at the start of May.

For the event around the Miami International Autodrome, which features very smooth asphalt, Pirelli outlined that degradation is predominantly thermal, due to the high temperatures in Florida.

In Montreal, which will take place two weeks after Miami, Pirelli will once again use the softest range.

Last year, Pirelli's span of compounds extended to the C6 tyre, which was used in Canada before being dropped at the end of the season.

Pirelli has detailed that the softest tyres have been chosen “thanks to a track surface that is not very abrasive and to provide adequate grip in areas where the cars are subjected to heavy deceleration”.