Mercedes, Ferrari and Toro Rosso have opted to favour the yellow Medium (C3) compound tyre for the Mexican Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, each selecting just seven of the red Soft (C4) compound.
That's unlike Red Bull which has nine sets of the Soft tyre and just three of the Medium, whereas Lewis Hamilton and both Ferrari drivers have five sets of the middle compound with Valtteri Bottas opting for an additional set of the white Hard (C2) at the expense of the Medium.
The majority of drivers have taken only the one set of the Hard tyre – which is mandatory – with only Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo, the McLaren and Racing Point duo, Kimi Raikkonen, Daniil Kvyat and Robert Kubica taking two sets.
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