Michelin is in the frame to be
Formula 1’s tyre supplier for the 2014 season.
The French company has had
discussions with governing body the FIA about taking over from Pirelli,
high-level sources say.
Michelin, which last supplied tyres
to F1 in 2006, told teams it could produce the tyres, despite the late notice.
This was inevitable and I think the
‘could’ ought to be replaced with ‘should’ as it clearly isn’t working with
Pirelli.
While I have some sympathy for
Pirelli there is a big difference between making tyres that degrades a bit
quicker than normal and tyres that explode and send the cars spinning out of
control.
Its first race back after the
summer break and already there have been two blow-outs, and that’s just in
practice, so there could well be more during the race.
The experiment this season with the
tyres has failed miserably and I think it is just common sense that the FIA are
looking for an alternative provider for next season, hopefully they’ll abandon
this idea of tyres wearing out after five laps and keep out of Michelin’s way.
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