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Pirelli and Michelin square up for F1 tyre contract
Current suppliers Pirelli have tendered for the next three-year Formula 1 tyre contract from 2017 with Michelin their only rivals, Pirelli's motorsport head Paul Hembery said on Friday. 'We did tender, yes, and there are two people that tendered,' the Briton told reporters ahead of Austrian Grand Prix. 'There are definitely only two bidders.' French tyre maker Michelin said this week they had tendered by the June 17 deadline but dependent on the sport switching to bigger and more durable 18-inch tyres. The current wheel diameter is 13 inch but the FIA tender document said 'this should not preclude an increase in diameter if the tyre manufacturer feels there may be advantages to the...
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