Pirelli's tyres have been on the cautious side in recent seasons, responding to the sport's fastest generation of cars with more durable compounds that offer less grip but also don't fall off a performance cliff like its early offerings did.
But the Italian manufacturer's safe approach has progressively hamstrung the teams' ability to play with different strategies. That was exemplified by last month's Australian Grand Prix, in which nearly all teams were forced onto the same one-stopper after an early red flag.
