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Why Pirelli cannot now go head-to-head with Michelin – Coulthard
David Coulthard thinks F1 needs a ‘tyre war' once again. This week, the former F1 supplier Michelin revealed that its interest in working at the pinnacle of motor sport has returned. But boss Pascal Couasnon laid down his conditions: no more heavily-degrading tyres for 'the show', a modern 18-inch profile, and a product that allows drivers to 'show their talent'. Immediately, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone backed the sport's existing control tyre supplier Pirelli, who he says have done everything they were asked to deliver. Gone now are Pirelli's highly-controversial days of tyre explosions and questionable quality, with chief Paul Hembery declaring: 'I think we have a good balance at...
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