Is this the Key to the WDC

[Mark Webber]

Now we all have seen the Michelin runner with almost slick tyres by the end of stints and how the same runner hardly ever run green tyres Where the Bridgestone Runners don't have a green tyre problem .

And then I read this


he performance of a tyre can make a team win or lose races. For this reason, it is very important that the two tyre manufacturers follow the rules so that the championship is fair and without controversy.

The FIA decided to have a careful look at the situation, especially for the last three races of the season, and sent a letter to the F1 participants reminding them of one particular rule and added that for now everything was still fine.

In the letter the FIA talks about article 77 of the sporting regulation that mentions : the tread width of the front tyres' must not exceed 270 mm (at a pressure of 1,4 bar)

The FIA added that the tread width of the front tyre must never exceed 270 mm, including during "certain circumstances", or in other words, when the car is moving on the track. The FIA is not accusing anyone for now but is making a little warning. However we can guess that suspicion started from somewhere and that the FIA believed it was serious enough to justify a little intervention.




Bridgestone engineers don't feel concerned by this warning, saying that their tyres are behaving differently than those of their rival Michelin. The French manufacturer will probably respond soon, saying that they don't feel more concerned then their Japanese colleagues over the situation.

The only thing that we can be sure of today is that Bridgestone are making front tyres with an overall width of 32,96 cm while Michelin supplies tyres with an overall width of 35,5 cm. The regulation stipulates that the front tyres must have an overall width that is in between 30,5 cm and 35,5 cm. On that aspect, the two manufacturers follow the rules to the letter.

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Hugo GIGUERE
CAPSIS International


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