F1: New style super-soft tire for Monaco

Pirelli is to unveil a new compound of super-soft Formula 1 tire for this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.

The super-soft rubber makes its debut for this season around the streets of Monte-Carlo, and is the only tire this year to possess a different composition. The tire already offers the highest level of grip and performance across the range, but for this season it also now provides greater resistance to graining and blistering.

Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery said: "We're bringing our brand new super-soft tire for the first time this year, together with the soft, as has been the case since we started our current Formula 1 era in 2011.

"Monaco has often been described as a circuit where overtaking is impossible, but we have seen in the past there how tire strategy and degradation has often led to positions changing, including on-track overtaking.

"In particular, the way that drivers use the new super-soft tire, with its notable performance advantage, will be crucial. As is always the case, the right preparation and collection of tire data during practice will put any driver in a strong position to maximise their potential in the race as well as the crucial qualifying session."

The soft and super-soft combination will also be used for the two races following Monaco in Canada and Austria.

Originally on Autosport.com