Crimson Bull boss, Christian Horner admits that cash is the principle cause the game is prone to keep on with Pirelli as its tyre provider after 2024.
The Italian producer has been F1’s sole tyre provider since 2011, and whereas the connection hasn’t at all times been simple, the groups know the place they stand.
Pirelli has gone out of its method to produce the rubber that finest suited the powers that be’s thought of the present, even when this was at odds with the producers personal philosophy. Moreover, it has poured thousands and thousands into the game by way of its numerous advertising campaigns together with the title sponsorship of occasions.
Although Bridgestone has tossed its hat within the ring, there’s completely no probability that the game will get what it actually wants – a tyre struggle – and as an alternative F1 bosses will select the provider that provides one of the best deal.
Requested in Monza, for an replace on the negotiations with F1, Mario Isola admitted: “No information in comparison with the final time we spoke.
“We offered our provide,” he added. “Clearly, the tender is kind of sophisticated and there are numerous particulars that have to be mentioned with F1 and with the FIA, with the groups.
“It isn’t just for Formulation 1, but in addition for the assist collection, like Formulation 2, Formulation 3, and F1 Academy. So it is fairly a posh package deal. And I hope and I am nonetheless constructive for that.”
Requested if there was a deadline, he replied: “No. The one deadline was for us to current the technical specification, the technical doc and for the FIA to inform us if we’re an accredited bidder, which occurred a couple of months in the past, and now the business negotiation has no deadline.”
Nevertheless, when Christian Horner was requested if it’d already be too late for another provider to return on board, the Crimson Bull boss considerably gave the sport away as he revealed the true cause the game is prone to keep on with Pirelli.
“It is by no means too late,” he mentioned. “It relies upon, as with all these… Pirelli is a superb firm and I am positive of their tender they’ve provided beneficiant phrases to the promoter, to the groups. And you recognize, we might like to…
“There’s many, many thousands and thousands of causes that we’d like to proceed with Pirelli,” he laughed. “So, you recognize, they’re an amazing tyre firm, they’ve given us an amazing service and hopefully there’s, as I say, a number of million causes that that may proceed.”
“It is not simply concerning the thousands and thousands of causes,” interjected Frederic Vasseur. “However extra critically, and technically, I feel that it is true that it is fairly difficult.
“Additionally, as a result of we’re talking about one sort of tyre for 2025 and doubtless one other one for 2026. It implies that you’ll have to develop two totally different tyres or building or maybe dimensions within the subsequent two or three years. And as Mario mentioned, you have got additionally doing the junior collection and so it implies that it is a very, very giant panel. I do not know if it is too late, it isn’t my job, nevertheless it’s a problem.”
“Effectively, I agree on the million causes clearly,” mentioned Andrea Stella. “By way of timing, I might say that for us as groups it isn’t an issue however seen from a tyre producer viewpoint, it appears prefer it’s getting tight so hopefully we’ll see the choice quickly.”
