Pirelli rule out replacing Bridgestone, Which tyre company will join up with F1?

http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_5677235,00.html

No bridgestone, no michelin, no pirelli, no goodyear so who is it going to be?


One of those cheap and nasty brands your local tyre place tries to sell to your mother (who knows nothing about tyres)

"because they are just like Michelins but cost half the price",

When in fact they are just like something on an Indian taxi in India, squeal at every opportunity, wear out in months and grip like slicks in snow storm

Jokes aside, I am beginning to wonder who wants the responsibility of the R & D for a one series tyre that has to be cutting edge and has no use away from the sport. With a world wide audience who will demonize you if you are not up to the task.

Why not Michelin?

Looks like F1 might still be racing on Bridgestones in 2011 - on their GP2 tyres! The major companies are moving away from F1 and it is struggling to get a supplier.

Could Bridgestone perhaps continue to supply F1 through their sister company Firestone?

Odd that.We have very strict laws here regarding tyres.
From the 1st November until the 1st April you have to run a winter grade tyre
These can be studded or specified tread pattern.
Unstudded tyres can be run all year round,and if you wish from 1st April until the 1st November you can fit any tread pattern you like. For a couple of winters I fitted Goodyear studded tyres,but unless you were always on snow or ice,constant running on tarmac they wore very quickly,threw studs,and made a hell of a row.

I have had these tryres now,for three years.I have covered over 70000km on them,inboth summeer and OUR winter conditions without problem.
They do not squeal,perform well under braking in both wet and dry conditions.Hang on like a limpet on corners,and I am extremely statisfied with them.
Added to which,they were less than half the cost of the equilivant well known brand names, such as Goodyear,Michelin, or any of the well known brands.

For racing in my Golf I used Cooper tyres. Excellent performance,and much cheaper than the well known names. You may well know Cooper as Avon tyres.

http://www.tyretest.com/pkw_winterreifen/s...pf_1/index.html

The reason Michelin did not apply to be made sole tyre supplier in 2007 was because they were not interested in participating in F1 unless there was competition with other tyre suppliers.

I never knew Cooper and Avon were the same company. Didn't they supply tyres to the A1GP series a few years ago, also also many F3 championships? If so, then they would be a good candidate to supply F1. They did supply F1 for a brief period in the 1980's

The full list of F1 tyre suppliers and the years in which they supplied F1 are as follows:

Goodyear (1959 - 1998)
Bridgestone (1976 - 1977, 1997 - 2010)
Michelin (1977 - 1984, 2001 - 2006)
Dunlop (1950 - 1970, 1976 - 1977)
Firestone (1950 - 1975)
Pirelli (1950 - 1958, 1981 - 1986, 1989 - 1991)
Continental (1954 - 1958)
Engelbert (1950 - 1958)
Avon (1954 - 1958, 1981 - 1982)

Incidentially, Avon are the only tyre supplier in F1 history never to win a grand prix or championship despite all their success in the lower formulae

http://www.avonracing.com/about_us_page.html

Goodyear and Dunlop are also the same company

This post has been edited by sportsman on Nov 6 2009, 10:07 AM

I run Avons on most of my vintage motorbikes and they are great for the purpose. I've run Coopers on my street cars from time to time and they were good street tires, even raced some on their comp tires.

Unfortunately, when Cooper took over Avon they did away with the Avon Calendar!!!

http://www.usf1formula1.com/2009/11/f1-to-...-by-flood1.html

Second point yes. First point, not sure. I'm pretty sure that NHRA rear tyres come into that category, however, admittedly, sub 5 seconds in a straight line is rather different to dozens of laps in a row....

You forgot off road racing and monster trucks!

Kumho are not complete novices in producing racing tyres

http://www.kumhotyre.co.uk/Motorsports/KH_brochure01.html

Link

What other shape would work for F1 and keep those cars on the road cornering at those speeds?

Round and black

Bigger wheel diameter with lower profile tyres,which would result in the same overall diameter including the tyre, would greatly improve cornering grip as the tyre deflection from the sidewalls would be greatly reduced.
Put simply,the contact patch would remain flatter.