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Reports link Michelin to F1 tyre contract bid
Pirelli might be at risk of facing a rival bid for the rights to exclusively supply all Grand Prix teams in the F1 paddock with race tyres, when the contract comes up for renewal either at the end of the current season or in late 2014.Germany's Auto Motor und Sport publication reported on Sunday that tyre manufacturer Michelin is close to making a formal announcement that it will enter the next tendering process for the supply contract. Michelin was last involved in F1 in 2006 when it was engaged in a 'tyre war' with Bridgestone, but soured on its involvement after such embarrassments as the 2005 US Grand Prix which saw all Michelin-shod cars withdraw from the event before the start over...
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