According to Italian media sources, Pirelli is said to be Formula 1’s next sole tyre supplier when Bridgestone leaves the sport at the end of this season. The Italian tyremaker will be getting 1 million euros from every team, every season for the 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons. Pirelli will in turn provide identical attention and service to all and a range of three compounds: soft, medium and hard.
Lately, there has been talk about F1 moving up to 18-inch wheels, but Pirelli will initially supply 13-inch rubber, like those being used now, eventually moving on to a lower profile tyre setup.
If this news is true, Pirelli would have beat Michelin to the job, besides Avon Cooper, Kumho and Hankook. Pirelli last supplied F1 tyres back in 1991, but lately got contracts for the GP3 series and the World Rally Championship. Some Spanish sources mention that Pirelli will also be in charge of GP2 rubber next year. The F1 decision is set to be confirmed shortly by the World Motor Sport Council. Stay tuned.
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F1 ….. yawn
More money into Bernie’s bank account … yawn
F1, GP2, GP3… that’s a lot of tires to be in charge of next year. Will they be able to cope?
A real giant now into play… but i wonder when is continental gonna be in the mix…
thats all they get??? A miserable 1 million euro per team???…
If the wheels got bigger, will the brake rotors too? Hmm… Stay tuned.
They’re damn lucky to get paid. If I was Bernie, The tire supplier gives free tires as a form of sponsorship.
all tyre suppliers for any large motorsport event get paid. but the company makes up for it by selling tyres to the team and their services at a special price, which adds up to their sponsorship.. i’m also sure they pay bernie as well for the privilege.
I thought FKR (Fung Keong Rubber) also interested. If not quite proud, Malaysian team, Malaysia Driver, Malaysian Rubber (SMR), Malaysian Tyre.