In an effort to simplify how tyres are used in Formula 1 to the casual viewer or onlooker, the FIA has requested that Pirelli limit tyre names to Hard, Medium and Soft irrespective of the compounds being used at any given grand prix weekend.
Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola confirmed to reporters at Monaco, "We had a request from FOM and FIA to just call them hard, medium and soft. With three colours, the same colours and same names for all the races, but obviously different compounds, because you cannot use the same compounds in Silverstone or Monaco."
"On a second level we will have compound A, B, C, D, E, F or whatever, and we will tell you that for this race, the hard is B, the medium is D, and whatever," explained Isola.
"So for spectators, it's probably more understandable, but you also have the possibility to go deeper in detail for technical information that we will continue to provide."
"It's an ongoing discussion, but we said we are available to evaluate this change. I made a check with production and logistics, obviously, we need to understand all the implications."
"We produce a specific batch for each race, to be sure that they all come from the same batch, so honestly to put a purple label or a yellow label or any other colour is not a big issue."
Pirelli also confirmed they will have a range of "five or six compounds" for the 2019 Formula 1 season.
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