Pirelli announces tyre compounds for Malaysia

Pirelli has announced its tyre compound choices for the Malaysian Grand Prix, the 16th round of the 2016 season.

The Italian manufacturer will take the soft, the medium and the hard tyres to the Sepang event.

It will be the third time this year that Pirelli opts for that selection, having already chosen it for the Spanish and British Grands Prix.

The hards are the mandatory tyres that need to be used at least once during the race, while the softs are the tyre selected for Q3.

Tyres nominated so far in 2016:

Australia		Supersoft	Soft	Medium
Bahrain		Supersoft	Soft	Medium
China		Supersoft	Soft	Medium
Russia		Supersoft	Soft	Medium
Spain			Soft	Medium	Hard
Monaco	Ultrasoft	Supersoft	Soft
Canada	Ultrasoft	Supersoft	Soft
Azerbaijan		Supersoft	Soft	Medium
Austria	Ultrasoft	Supersoft	Soft
Britain			Soft	Medium	Hard
Hungary		Supersoft	Soft	Medium
Germany		Supersoft	Soft	Medium
Singapore	Ultrasoft	Supersoft	Soft
Malaysia			Soft	Medium	Hard

Source: http://www.motorsport.com/, www.finixx.com