F1 final had tyre competitors in 2001-2006 after Michelin arrived to tackle Bridgestone, the Japanese firm having been by itself for 2 seasons following the departure of Goodyear.
From 2007, Bridgestone was the only provider for 4 seasons earlier than Pirelli returned to the sequence in that function in 2011, after an absence of 20 years.
FEATURE: Why tyre wars have largely become a thing of the past
F1 has caught with a single provider for value causes, and primarily due to the additional quantity of testing {that a} tyre battle would inevitably require.
There may be additionally the idea that every one groups operating the identical tyres stage the taking part in discipline, and in addition doesn’t enable groups contracted to a specific producer to achieve a bonus.
In principle, the conclusion of Pirelli’s newly announced extended deal – on the finish of 2027 or 2028 relying on whether or not an possibility for the latter season is taken up – may enable F1 to take a special strategy, assuming that multiple firm is .
Nevertheless, Domenicali insisted that until methods could possibly be discovered to handle value, there will probably be no real interest in having multiple provider.
“I believe that time was taken along with the FIA to ensure that we have been capable of management the prices of the ecosystem of F1,” he stated of the only provider association.
“That was the principle cause that we moved from the tyre competitors, once we had a number of testing, the place we had a number of mileage, and the place there was a number of analysis, that was actually useful. However the fee was actually huge.
Stefano Domenicali, CEO, Method 1, Mohammed bin Sulayem, President, FIA, on the grid
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“Due to this fact, that was the explanation we moved from that route into the brand new state of affairs. It’s too untimely to think about that this could possibly be a risk for the long run.
“When it comes to an precise state of affairs the place the fee management could be very related, I might say we’ve not determined for certain, nevertheless it’s not but on the agenda to see if this could possibly be a risk sooner or later.
“However it’s some extent of relevancy, as a result of sooner or later if you happen to’re capable of management with totally different mechanisms, the fee, why not?
“However to date it is not on the agenda of the dialogue along with the FIA, and with the groups.”
Pirelli is predicted to stop F1 on the finish of its newest contract.
Nevertheless, the corporate’s govt vice chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera insisted that he welcomed on-track competitors.
“I believe that you will need to underline that Pirelli is taking part as a part of greater than 300 championships all over the world within the motorsport enterprise,” he stated.
“In most of them, there are additionally different suppliers, and we’re completely happy to compete with different suppliers. So it was by no means a difficulty for us.
“For us it has been all the time a possibility, competing with others as we do offering tyres for the status automobiles, the premium automobiles. We’re very completely happy as a result of it is a possibility to show our know-how.”