After this weekend’s race in Russia, Formula 1 will head west to the Circuit of the Americas in Austin for the United States Grand Prix and the yellow-marked soft and white-marked medium rubber will be used.

“This has been the most frequent nomination this year, and is well suited to circuits with a wide-ranging series of demands, such as Austin with its combination of fast corners and more technical sections,” Pirelli said in a statement.

The penultimate race of the season, the Brazilian GP, takes place at Interlagos with the medium and orange-striped hard compounds on offer while the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP at the Yas Marina Street Circuit will feature the soft and red-marked supersofts.

“The two hardest compounds in the range have been nominated for Brazil,” the statement added. “While Interlagos is the shortest lap of the year, the energy demands are high as the anti-clockwise track essentially consists of a series of non-stop corners, with a high level of asphalt roughness.

“By contrast, Abu Dhabi is one of the smoothest tracks of the year, and well-known territory for Pirelli with a lot of the company’s testing carried out there prior to its arrival in Formula 1.

“The race takes place into the evening, with ambient and track temperatures dropping, [so] the most suitable tyre choice is the soft and supersoft, which will put the accent on strategy.”