MELBOURNE, Australia -- For all the excitement surrounding the faster, meaner looking cars Formula One's new rules have produced, the ultimate test for F1 2017 will be the racing. Since Pirelli returned to the sport as the sole tyre supplier in 2011, entertainment (or the lack of it) on a dry Sunday afternoon had often been closely linked to the performance of the tyres -- specifically the rates at which they degrade. This year, however, Pirelli has changed the constructions and compounds of its tyres to meet new criteria and with that will come a different style of racing.
Australian Grand Prix race strategy guide
