Paul Hembery has played down reports Pirelli might have to go wheel-to-wheel with Michelin in formula one next year. There are rumours the apparently Jean Todt-supported French marque Michelin, last ...
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Criticism ‘a deterrent’ for Pirelli successors – Surer
F1 teams will only have themselves to blame if they are left without tyres next year, according to a leading commentator. Pirelli’s increasingly vocal Paul Hembery has warned that the ...
Read More »Michelin not ruling out F1 return
Michelin has not denied rumours it might be shaping up to succeed F1’s increasingly frustrated and out-of-favour official tyre supplier Pirelli. Indeed, some reports have even hinted that the French ...
Read More »‘Most teams’ have 2014 deals with Pirelli – report
Most formula one teams have deals in place with Pirelli beyond 2013, according to a respected correspondent. Bernie Ecclestone told F1 business journalist Christian Sylt last week that the organisation ...
Read More »Report – Michelin considering F1 return
Michelin is the latest tyre brand linked with F1 in 2014. In recent days, former F1 supplier Bridgestone joined Korea’s Hankook in playing down the prospect of replacing Pirelli next ...
Read More »Pirelli says tyre war not good for F1
Pirelli chief Paul Hembery thinks it would be wrong for formula one to return to the ‘tyre war’ era. Recent rumours hinted FIA president Jean Todt would like to see ...
Read More »Tyre war would mean ‘decent tyres’ in F1 – Schumacher
With a single neat soundbite, Michael Schumacher on Wednesday renewed his criticism of Pirelli and called for a new tyre war in F1. The German publication Auto Bild this week ...
Read More »Todt wants Michelin back in F1 – report
A German magazine is reporting that FIA president Jean Todt wants Michelin to consider returning to formula one. Pirelli’s three-year contract as the sport’s official sole supplier ends next season, ...
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