{"id":4564,"date":"2010-04-17T18:50:04","date_gmt":"2010-04-17T22:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/?p=4564"},"modified":"2010-04-17T18:50:25","modified_gmt":"2010-04-17T22:50:25","slug":"f1s-tyre-situation-for-2011-progresses-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/formula-1\/f1s-tyre-situation-for-2011-progresses-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"F1’s tyre situation for 2011 progresses in China"},"content":{"rendered":"
Another name has entered the frame as a potential replacement for F1’s departing tyre supplier Bridgestone.<\/span><\/h5>\n

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Until Saturday, it was thought that the formula one teams association FOTA had essentially agreed with Michelin that the French marque should re-enter the sport in 2011.<\/p>\n

Michelin would charge a few million euros per team, and demand a change of the rules so that its existing technologies – including low-profile tyres for Le Mans – are more relevant to F1.<\/p>\n

But in Shanghai, as team bosses got together at the Chinese venue for a FOTA meeting, it emerged that a rival solution is on the table — championed by Bernie Ecclestone and quietly backed by a number of small teams.<\/p>\n

Writing for his new column for the Sunday Times, former driver and British commentator Martin Brundle said Ecclestone prefers “a non-branded and much cheaper option” than FOTA’s Michelin deal.<\/p>\n

The sport would use “a company such as Avon for supply, using the current (13-inch) wheels and tyre diameter”, Brundle revealed.<\/p>\n

Crucially, Williams’ chief executive Adam Parr said earlier in China that Ecclestone has been empowered by the F1 Commission “to negotiate and find” the solution to Bridgestone’s departure.<\/p>\n

“Nobody’s better equipped to do it than him, so I’m sure we will get what we need,” he added.<\/p>\n

Also hinting at the newly-touted Avon solution, Peter Sauber added that the idea of “tyres for free” in 2011 is “possible”.<\/p>\n

It is believed the issue will progress on Sunday, with rumours Ecclestone will meet with FOTA chairman Martin Whitmarsh.<\/p>\n

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