The 2017-2019 call for tenders for tires launched

The FIA ​​has just launched its call for tenders concerning the supply of erasers F1 for the period 2017-2019, the contract of Pirelli, current sole manufacturer of F1, effectively ends at the end of the 2016 season. As specified by Reuters, applications must reach the FIA ​​before June 17 and a single manufacturer will be selected at the end of the selection process.

If the diameter of the wheels in F1 is today 13 inches, the FIA ​​does not exclude in the document an increase in this dimension “if the tire manufacturer believes that there may be advantages for competitors by doing so. »

We know that Michelin especially did not hide his desire to return to F1, only with a change to 18 inches, as is the case in Formula E, where the French manufacturer is involved. The Clermont-Ferrand firm had recently indicated that it wanted to present its proposals for this call for tenders.