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Bridgestone will not be returning to Formula 1. The Japanese company received a rejection. Pirelli will supply tires for the premier class until 2027.
The Formula 1 will probably continue to run on Pirelli tires beyond the 2024 season. Pirelli tires. According to information from Motorsport-Magazin.com Bridgestone lost out in the bidding process for the sole tire supplier. the short end of the stick. Bridgestone was the only competitor to Pirelli in the race. the race. Both Pirelli and Bridgestone received the green light from the FIA. Bridgestone received the green light. The FIA reviewed the capabilities of possible suppliers for their ability to supply tires for Formula 1 from 2025 to 2027. Formula 1 from 2025 to 2027. In addition to technical criteria, the FIA the sustainability of the tires, including production and logistics. and logistics.
The final decision between Bridgestone and Pirelli ultimately rested with the by the commercial rights holder of Formula 1, Liberty Media. Although, insiders from America report that Bridgestone made the more financially more lucrative offer, Formula 1 apparently decided in favor of Pirelli, the apparently decided in favor of Pirelli, which has been the sole supplier to the top class and has been with it through thick and thin. This could have been the of the Italians.
Even in the days when Formula 1 was a sport of chronically financially strapped teams, Pirelli supplied tires.
Pirelli supplied tires.
It is not only new teams that want to benefit from the boom in the premier class, but also tire manufacturers.
With the Japanese
Japanese manufacturer Bridgestone was not an unknown quantity. After years of tire warfare against Michelin, Bridgestone was the sole supplier of tires for Formula 1 from 2007 to 2011. 2011, Bridgestone was the sole supplier of tires for Formula One. Liberty Media opted for Pirelli.
The Italians began their current Formula 1 appearance in 2011 with narrow 13-inch tires. In 2017, they switched to the wide 13-inchers, before the 18-inch tires were introduced in 2022 - and will remain in use until at least 2025. in use until at least 2025. Another disadvantage of Bridgestone: a manufacturer would have to develop tires for 2025 in the current dimensions and then and then possibly supply a completely new product for 2026. The chassis regulations for the next generation of engines have not yet been finalized. not yet in place. In that respect, Formula 1 has the safe bank with Pirelli, although the planned switch to tires without heating blankets for 2024 is hanging by a thread. hanging by a thread. On Friday, the Formula 1 commission will decide whether the whether the heated blankets will be abolished next season. will be abolished. Pirelli has an almost finished product, but the very idea has met with little the idea has met with little approval from the drivers.
Vote on electric blanket ban in Spa
Should If the vote is against the ban on electric blankets, Pirelli will be able to use the 2023 product, which has been used in a reinforced version since Silverstone. reinforced version since Silverstone. Especially for 2025, a new tire manufacturer would also have become a political issue - Bridgestone would have to start from scratch in tire development. This would require extensive test drives would be necessary. Pirelli has already planned test drives until the end of the year. planned through to the end of the year.
With 494 Grand Prix appearances to date, Goodyear is the tire the tire manufacturer with the greatest Formula 1 history. Pirelli is currently in second place with 450 Grands Prix. The Italians already drove 1950, in the first season of the world championship. From 1959 to 1980 and from 1992 to 2010, Pirelli took a break from Formula 1.
It’s better this way. Two tyre providers would lead to one of them developing the better product. Teams on the other tyre would be at a disadvantage and there is nothing they would be able to do about it. See Bridgestone/Michelin years. Wasn’t good for the sport.
To be up front, I don’t disagree.
But it is fun where us F1 fans draw the line at innovation/competition. We want everything open except for a spec tire.
I only want another tire to enter the sport to try and force Perelli to get better. But yea, it won’t end well.
If it was open and any team could approach any tyre manufacturer for a supply then I’d be all for it. That’s a fair competition.
Inevitably the companies end up favouring one team over another as all they want is their sticker on the winning car. Much like when Ferrari’s Bridgstone rubber was pretty much bespoke to them.
In what way do they need to get better? They’re creating exactly the type of tyre that the F1 Management asks them to build: something that degrades so teams are forced to think about their strategy and tyre preservation.
If another tyre manufacturer comes in this all flys out of the window. We would be getting rock-solid tyres that could last for the entire race, and teams would only do their one mandatory pit stop. Not because it’s faster to at point ditch worn tyres but simply because they have to due to the sporting regulations.
A second tyre manufacturer entering F1 would be terrible because it clashes with the type of racing we have nowadays. A tyre war might have been okay in the refuelling era (because refuelling added another element to strategy) but in the current era with no refuelling it would only lead to boring 1-stop races. See the majority of the 2010 season for reference.