Michelin unhappy with new tyre plan

Michelin have dismissed plans for a control tyre in Formula One as “not a satisfactory solution” to escalating costs within the sport.

Fri, 07 May, 2004 - 13:20

Michelin have dismissed plans for a control tyre in Formula One as “not a satisfactory solution” to escalating costs within the sport.

Reducing the number of tyre suppliers to one – there are currently two with Michelin and Bridgestone – is a key element of FIA president Max Mosley’s proposed rule changes to make Formula One cheaper and more exciting.

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