Michelin to discuss F1 return

[DrLeftover]

27 August 2013, 12:25
Michelin to discuss F1 return

Michelin has confirmed it would be interested in a return to Formula One, but only under certain conditions.

Director of motorsport Pascal Couasnon has, though, dismissed reports he was due for an imminent meeting with F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone to discuss the possibility.

And Couasnon has stated Michelin would only make a comeback as long as F1 diverted away from the situation Pirelli has found itself in, where it has had to develop quickly degrading tyres to improve the show.

Speaking to Le Figaro, Couasnon said: "I guarantee I have not scheduled any meetings with Bernie Ecclestone.

"I hardly know the world of F1, but all of these people depend on each other.

"If negotiations were to begin, we would lead them to the FIA, Bernie Ecclestone and the teams.

"We have already sent (to the FIA) the same information as we've made public, so our position is known to all.

"If the FIA agreed to negotiate a different way of using tyres in F1, then perhaps we are ready to talk."

Couasnon feels if Michelin followed the path adopted by Pirelli then it would likely damage the company's reputation.

"We really don't like the way F1 is presented today, not at all. It disappoints and even angers me," Couasnon added.

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/sports/michelin_to_discuss_f1_return

 

[Evil Eye]

Durable tyres eh? Seems like a decent plan.

 

[Crusader]

Yeah let the drivers actually push their cars instead of preserving tyres.

 

[DrLeftover]

But that might mean that somebody would get passed on the track under green.

We can't have that now can we?

Think about where it might lead. You know, it would be- a competitive race or something.