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Tyre companies shouldn t dictate strategies, teams say

The FIA and FOM should be responsible for dictating how tyres are produced and used in F1, rather than tyre companies pushing their own agenda, according to Eric Boullier, Vijay Mallya and Matthew Carter. The current tyre supply contract with Pirelli comes to a conclusion at the end of the 2016 season, paving the way for another manufacturer to submit a proposal for tender going forward, with Michelin confirmed to have entered a rival bid alongside Pirelli. Significantly, however, Pirelli has signalled its determination to continue with the current process of developing tyres according to the FIA and FOM's blueprint – such as disparate compounds and higher degrading rubber -, whereas...
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