Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has announced teams' compound selections for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, with the three leading outfits opting for a more conservative approach.
The Hockenheim race will be the second in the season after the Chinese Grand Prix to feature a skipped step in its compound range.
The red-walled supersoft, which was the softest tyre available in the most recent edition of the race in 2016, will be absent, with the soft and the medium joined by the purple-coloured ultrasoft.
Championship leaders Mercedes and Ferrari have opted for seven sets of the ultrasoft for both of their entries, but have split picks of the harder compounds.

Pirelli & C. S.p.A. is a multinational company based in Milan, Italy, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1922,[2] with a temporary privatization period by the consortium led by the Chinese state-owned enterprise ChemChina. The company is one of the largest tyre manufacturers behind Bridgestone, Michelin, Continental and Goodyear and is focused on the consumer business (tyres for cars, motorcycles and bicycles). It is present in the following geographical areas Europe, Apac, Latam, Meai, Nafta, C.I.S. operating commercially in over 160 countries. It has 19 manufacturing sites[3] in 13 countries and a network of around 14,600 distributors and retailers.