The FIA launched a WRC tyre tender in July inviting tyre manufacturers to submit their curiosity in turning into the championship’s sole tyre provider, with the present tender expiring on the finish of subsequent yr.
The tyre tender will cowl a three-year interval from 2025 to 2027, the final yr of the contract coinciding with the WRC’s expected move to new regulations.
Italian tyre producer Pirelli is at the moment the official tyre provider to all classes inside the WRC after winning the FIA’s last WRC tyre tender in 2019 to produce tyres from 2021 to 2024. This era included the final season of the WRC technology automobile and the primary three campaigns underneath Rally1 hybrid laws.
Michelin beforehand equipped management rubber to the WRC from 2011 to 2020.
Autosport understands the French agency will submit a proposal earlier than this week’s 15 September deadline. A consultant from the producer was in attendance eventually weekend’s Acropolis Rally.
In accordance with info gathered by Autosport, India’s MRF Tyres can be anticipated to have made a bid alongside present tyre provider Pirelli.
“We’re working and analysing the tender as a result of we need to take part,” Pirelli’s rally exercise supervisor Terenzio Testoni instructed Autosport final month.
“Now we’re in August and the center two weeks of the month Pirelli often doesn’t work.
“The tender was introduced just a few days in the past and this, subsequently, doesn’t assist. On the tender, there will likely be many elements of Pirelli concerned.
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“There will likely be not solely [me], however the technical half, the advertising and marketing half, the authorized half, the communication half are additionally concerned.
“We have to convey all these elements collectively to make it possible for we current our tender in the very best manner.
“Regardless of the month of August, we’re engaged on it. In fact, it would not assist, however we’re engaged on it. However the intention to do it’s there, we’re doing all of the evaluation to determine tips on how to make the bid.”
The FIA is predicted to announce the profitable applicant on 19 October.
The FIA transient states that “tenderers should be capable to reveal that their proposed tyres are protected and dependable and may supply equal sporting capabilities for all opponents inside every related technical class within the number of situations that might be encountered on a WRC competitors”.
Candidates should produce a minimal of two specs of gravel and tarmac tyres, a snow [studded] tyre and a tarmac winter tyre – one with studs (the place permitted) and one with out studs. These two variants will be differing types/compounds.
“Tenderers also needs to reveal that their merchandise have the very best resistance to punctures and may supply a excessive degree of sporting strategic functionality permitting numerous variety of compound methods,” the transient continues.