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I feel so sad to face the 2006, my favourite team switch to Bridgestone tyres. Williams and Toyota. Next year Mc Laren and Renault folow that patch.Why do they leave Formula One? They come back in 2000 then....gone in 2007...I feel so sad...I love Michelin!!!
I, too, am a Michelin fan. I have Michelin tires on my car for both summer and winter season, and I love them. My summer tires show barely any signs of wear (and I DO drive my car), and their winter tires are a lot better than what I had before - Bridgestone Blizzak.
But, back to the topic...Officialy, they don't want to be in a sport which doesn't want to encourage a competition between at least two tire suppliers. They believe that when there is no competition, consumers are the ones that suffer. Off the record? Who knows!
I'm OK with some healty competition, but I believe that what was going on in F1 was not it - it was a full-scale war which forced teams to do lots of tests.
I had read about the development of Formula One's tyres doesn't help to produce the better tyres for commercial car. Because of the ratio of side wall and contact path for Formula One tyres is big rather than commercial tyres such as family car;s tyres. The material to build both tyres might be different also. Michelin will be in WRC next year. For 2006, Michelin will compete in WRC using BFGoodrich brand. Bravo Michelin!!!
MRE wrote:I had read about the development of Formula One's tyres doesn't help to produce the better tyres for commercial car. Because of the ratio of side wall and contact path for Formula One tyres is big rather than commercial tyres such as family car;s tyres. The material to build both tyres might be different also.
Probably true, the differences between racing and commercial tires is there. But everything they learn in racing is data, and experience. As happens regularly, what they learn in racing sometimes finds it's way into better commercial tires.
