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Drivers go for ultrasofts for Abu Dhabi season finale

The majority of Formula 1's field has opted for Pirelli's ultrasoft compound for next week's final round of the F1 world championship in Abu Dhabi.

Ferrari drivers Seb Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen selected ten sets of the purple-rimmed tyre, as did Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, while Max Verstappen and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have chosen nine sets each.

Among the mid-field runners, McLaren and Williams have also gone for ten ultrasoft sets, while Renault's drivers have selected just eight sets of Pirelli's softest rubber.

 

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