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26 May 2006, 16:06 (Ref:1619581)
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Pirelli are considering a return in 2008 so say Autosport.
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26 May 2006, 16:11 (Ref:1619585)
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As the single tyre manufacturer, I guess.. That will be an interesting bidding war.
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26 May 2006, 16:13 (Ref:1619587)
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It'll basically go to whoever can produce adequate tyres the cheapest, so a company with low wage rates like Kumho might be favourites.
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26 May 2006, 18:09 (Ref:1619670)
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Pirelli was great. One of the most dedicated tyre supplier so far in F1 history.
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26 May 2006, 18:17 (Ref:1619675)
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Absolutely, Pirelli would do a good job. And now they are withdrawing from WRC, who knows?
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26 May 2006, 18:48 (Ref:1619693)
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Nothing surprise's me anymore..... Volvo will be entering an f1 car next....
But Pirelli Would do the best job in the tyre department |
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26 May 2006, 19:07 (Ref:1619707)
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That would certainly be interesting...I don't really think it matters what the tyre company is, as long as they do a good job.
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26 May 2006, 19:07 (Ref:1619708)
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They've thrown a fit since Michelin rebranded as BF Goodrich in WRC, so I'd say they'd be looking at F1.
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26 May 2006, 19:16 (Ref:1619718)
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26 May 2006, 20:16 (Ref:1619768)
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Pirelli were involved in F1 in the early days of the world championship, but pulled out in 1957.
They came back in 1981 and stayed for most of the 80’s providing tyres for the back of the grid and managing just 3 more wins in 9 seasons of F1 (81-86 & 89-81). I am not sure that’s a good record for them to make a comeback. I would be shocked if any other company than Bridgestone won the contract. Bridgestone is the only manufacturer who would be involved in F1 in 2007 and if the FIA say we are giving the contract to another manufacturer then is it possible that Bridgestone would say enough is enough and leave at the end of this season? Bridgestone won the rights to the GP2 series, any idea how many companies bided then? |
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26 May 2006, 20:18 (Ref:1619769)
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Is a previous win record of much relevance when it comes to deciding on a control tyre though?
On that basis, shouldn't Goodyear be automatic favourites? |
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26 May 2006, 20:37 (Ref:1619778)
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Yes Pirelli would be perfect.... a dedicated tire supplier and would allow all teams to star n an even keel...
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26 May 2006, 21:11 (Ref:1619799)
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Pirelli would be great. I've been itching to have them back in the sport for the last few years.
Now, this "control" tyre thing...I am going to go back to ground covered in other threads, but we never actually got an answer. To me a single supplier need not be a control tyre. Seeing as "control tyre" seems to be being used by the FIA, does this mean that we are going to see the FIA mandate the parameters, or are we going to see a freeze after the first tyre they produce? Or will they be free to develop? If the latter, then it won't be a control tyre in my books. |
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26 May 2006, 21:13 (Ref:1619802)
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I'd love to have Pirelli back in F1, either them or Goodyear IMO.
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26 May 2006, 21:16 (Ref:1619805)
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I don't want Goodyear to get it (fancy some variation, is all).
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26 May 2006, 21:32 (Ref:1619819)
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27 May 2006, 00:46 (Ref:1619894)
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I would like to see Pirreli back in F1...But how about Dunlop or Toyo even?
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27 May 2006, 01:31 (Ref:1619908)
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27 May 2006, 03:49 (Ref:1619941)
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I totally agree with both of you, Scots and martyn, but in my world that is not a "control" tyre. However, hopefully this is what the FIA mean by it.
Jeremy, IIRC, Dunlop is owned by Goodyear. |
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27 May 2006, 10:58 (Ref:1620088)
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They can't expect any company to produce a single tyre which is competitive in both dry and wet conditions. A range for 4 or 5 different tyres (perhaps allow for a Monsoon tyre as well), with infrequent development (mainly to fix problems rather than increase the pace), and then supplied to all the teams as they come with no specialised developments would be the right combination in my mind. Teams should have to build cars around the tyres, not the other way around, as that would see the wealthier teams exerting too much of an influence.
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27 May 2006, 23:29 (Ref:1620444)
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Speaking of Goodyear, NASCAR is just about the only thing they do now am I right?
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