[HakSpeame]

No refuelling and no stopping for tyres? F1 can be really dull sometimes and the only action we get is when the cars pit, we've seen quite a few races won due to the skill of the drivers on their in/out laps.

To suggest that would be taken away it would just make F1 incredibly dull. A car can't get past, with no hope of ever doing so for the entire race.

[mloversia]

I'd like to see Michelin back.

[Seerseraxlils]

Why is everyone so down on pit stops? They're the best part of the race; we get to watch people working on cars!

Pit stops that are required for artifical reasons - must use two sets of tyres - accomplishes nothing. Formula One is the highest test and demonstration of a drivers ability, pit stops detract from that and pretend that it is a "team sport" - emotionalist nonsense.

This means not only being the quickest but also entails the ability to reach the finish.

People like myself, who went to grands prix before they could see over the dining room table remember the excitement of races where drivers did not have to stop.

It REALLY WAS more exciting to see a driver lead for example and over a race distance be caught up and the battle as first place was fought for - whether the psoition was gained or lost was immaterial.

That is motor racing and why the fixation with overtaking "problems" is ridiculous. There is only a problem because the natural way of grand prix racing has been interfered with.

But I am a purist, who holds the history of motor racing as neccessary to appreciating and understanding the present and, I realize in today's terms where too many people have the concentration of a gnat, a dinosaur

[igs00r]

I would like to see Michelin back, towards the end only two teams were not running them I think in 2006.

Also the whole Indy 2005 problem was not the only example. In Nascar there was a total farce a couple of years ago, where Goodyear could not get their tyres to last more than 10 laps before blowing up.
I think this happend two years in a row, Michelin were no more to blame than the track or the sport itself for not being able to make a compromise. Proving that the teams and FIA care more about cash and contracts than the sport side of it.

[TobaccoNUE]

If Michelin comes back, maybe Renault can once again become a serious force in F1? After all, they seem to have lost their mojo after Michelin's departure.

No. There's no point for a tyre manufacturer to favour team(s) when there is no tyre war just as Bridgestone have done post-2006.

[Soadiassy]

That is motor racing and why the fixation with overtaking "problems" is ridiculous.

+1



...sod it, +infinity

[SantaGanstag]

Well if Michelin are intending to make a come back into F1 will it be as "Michelin" or as B.F.Goodrich as they converted to in their supply of Rally car Tyres.I understood the name change was done as Michelin did not NEED to be seen as involved in "Motor Sport"

[Soadiassy]

I always thought BF Goodrich were their "off-road" brand, i.e. rallying and also the Dakar-style events. Having said that they did use that brand in the BTCC a few years ago...

[pimbertiemoft]

They've used B.F. Goodrich in oval racing.

[LookSe]

Goodrich tyres can be found in:

Ford Racing Mustang Challenge
BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda
Skip Barber Regional Race Series
Skip Barber MAZDASPEED
Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup
National Mustang Racers Association
National Muscle Car Association
Formula D
United Speed Alliance Racing

which puts them on road courses & drag strips as well.

[6M8PJigS]

Personally, I'd like to see them back - as well as others, F1 isn't meant to be a 'spec' series. The more the merrier.
In fact, the ALMS is the only 'major' Motorsport, 2/4 wheels, on/off road that has an open spec tyre.

[orison]

Michelin is closing in on a deal to return to Formula 1 next year, AUTOSPORT has learned, but it may not be as a standard tyre supplier. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82586

Sounds like the FIA are maybe thinking of moving away from just one supplier.

[CamVideoQl]

If they're getting a new supplier then it's the ideal time to change the tyre specifications and get a bit of variety - it shouldn't be possible to do the whole race on the "soft" tyre. Maybe they could do away with tyre warmers too.

Let's see how the FIA handles this..

[Soadiassy]

Just read the story, I'm not going to hold my breath but this would be fantastic news if we got our tyre wars back

I'm naturally pessimistic about this happening, but to be fair while the FIA deserves much criticism, it has proven willing in recent years to put right mistakes it had made in the past, with banning refuelling, bringing back slicks, and allowing new teams in. So we'll see

[Byxtysaaqwuz]

This is great.

Bring back the Michelins for next year. Kimi always did good use for them!

[BurdenRobert]

April Fools, perhaps?

[Attaniuri]

April Fools, perhaps?

I heard Yokohama were supplying the tyres..

[12Dvop4I]

Tyre war between Michellin and.. well.. I've just read the article and forget the name of the other two.. Who's gonna pic x and y over Michellin?

[VladFal]

Who's gonna pic x and y over Michellin?

teams that can't afford Michelin, most notably the smaller teams.

This is where other companies can get a place in F1 by supplying those teams and get their name out there in the public, especially those that are in Sportscar & GT racing. For them, it's the next evolutionary step.

[Soadiassy]

April Fools, perhaps?

You had me worried for a few seconds there!! However the story broke after 12.