FIA has opened the tender for the official F1 tyre provide contract from 2025 to 2027, with the choice to increase it till 2028.
At first of 2023, FIA opened the tender for the official F1 tyre provide contract from 2025 to 2027 as a result of the present contract will expire on the finish of 2024. Everyone is aware of that Pirelli has been the official F1 tyre provider since 2011 and had already gained a bid to resume this contract some years in the past, defeating the South Korean model, Hankook. The Pandemic compelled FIA and F1 to postpone new technical guidelines, and the present precious contract for tyres has been prolonged till 2024 from the earlier expiration in 2023. Additionally, for this bid, Pirelli should struggle with one other provider, which has already been an official provider for F1, the Japanese Bridgestone.
Bridgestone’s period in F1 began in 1997 as an F1 provider in co-sharing with American Goodyear. In 1998 Bridgestone gained the primary F1 title because of McLaren, and in 1999 (for 2 seasons) they have been the unique tyre provider to F1. This rule change began the Ferrari period, and Michael Schumacher gained 5 consecutive world championships. In 2001 Bridgestone was once more in co-sharing with one other provider, this time Michelin, and this era lasted till 2006 due to official Michelin’s retirement from F1. Then, Bridgestone provided F1 from 2007 till the 2010 season. Through the 2010 season, Pirelli gained the official tender to return again to F1. Bridgestone left Formulation 1 however not the motorsport world; in truth, Bridgestone’s related model Firestone is IndyCar’s official provider. After 13 years, Bridgestone is speaking a couple of potential comeback to Formulation 1.
The Head of Motorsports Planning of the Japanese manufacturing unit, Eiichi Suzuki declared, “We’re at all times occupied with what and the way we will finest ship our motorsport actions in world classes, together with F1. After all, we’re researching these matters.”
The manufacturing unit hasn’t formally confirmed this indiscretion but, however a spokesman said some days in the past: “Bridgestone has a 60-year heritage in motorsports, and we’re a accomplice in lots of motorsport occasions. We are going to proceed to advance and refine our applied sciences by way of top-level races across the globe that require top-level tyre efficiency. F1 is taken into account as one of many numerous choices”. Let’s see if Pirelli will proceed or we’ll see Bridgestone again in F1.
