Pirelli: A single tire supplier saves money

Will the tire wars return in F1 ? Now provided by Pirelli since 2011, Michelin being particularly cooled by the lack of link with road products (notably the 13″ size, which will disappear in 2021), F1 has not experienced competition in this area since 2006.

At the time when the FIA ​​launched its call for tenders for the period 2020-2023 and for a single supplier, Pirelli, which should logically present its file before the deadline of August 31, recalls the interest of such situation.

« The direction desired by Formula One remains to have a single supplier, explains Mario Isola, head of car racing at Pirelli Motorsport, cited by ESPN. One supplier saves money for everyone.

If you introduce, again, what they call "tire wars" or multiple suppliers, you have to consider that in the past you had to Additional testing sessions or teams had a specific testing team for the tires and this obviously means additional costs. »

Isola also believes that Pirelli could be able to compete with other manufacturers if by chance the FIA ​​and F1 decide to open the market again. 

“If they decide to revisit this situation, as we have said in the past, we are ready to take on this new challenge,” comments Isola. This is a new challenge because if you are a sole supplier, you have objectives.

If we are competing with our tire supplier, the goal is just performance. It's clear. »