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**OlgaBorovikovva** · 11-24-2008, 11:20 PM

Many may agree that Bridgestones are not considered as great as the Michelins but then again it was Bridgestones that beat off competition from Goodyear (who had several years of monopoly) & ensured themselves as sole-tyre suppliers from 1998 until 1999. Noteworthy that besides the constructor & driver's challenges the 'tyre wars' were always an interesting sideline. In 2007 the 'all-French' Renault had to settle for non-French tyres & it was this that they attributed (in part) their slump in the 2007 season. The Michelins were always considered a key factor in Renault's performance against Ferrari.

It is important to note that besides Ferrari, Bridgestone equipped teams often ran last, suggesting that only Ferrari truly understood how to best exploit them. By the second half of the 2006 season, the Ferrari 248 (F2006) was clearly faster than the McLaren-Mercedes MP4-20, & Renault R26 despite its supposedly inferior tyres. Indeed, should the 'tyre wars' be resurrected some more exciting races would be seen. The Hungarian GP of 2006 featured a classic Schumacher-Alonso duel, where the tyre difference (Schumacher couldn't heat them up sufficiently) enabled Alonso to capitalise. Likewise, the Chinese GP enabled Ferrari to 'strike back' thanks to improved Bridgestones.

Bring back the tyre wars!

11-24-2008, 11:20 PM	#1
OlgaBorovikovva Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 396 Senior Member	One tyre supplier?! How about two or more? Many may agree that Bridgestones are not considered as great as the Michelins but then again it was Bridgestones that beat off competition from Goodyear (who had several years of monopoly) & ensured themselves as sole-tyre suppliers from 1998 until 1999. Noteworthy that besides the constructor & driver's challenges the 'tyre wars' were always an interesting sideline. In 2007 the 'all-French' Renault had to settle for non-French tyres & it was this that they attributed (in part) their slump in the 2007 season. The Michelins were always considered a key factor in Renault's performance against Ferrari. It is important to note that besides Ferrari, Bridgestone equipped teams often ran last, suggesting that only Ferrari truly understood how to best exploit them. By the second half of the 2006 season, the Ferrari 248 (F2006) was clearly faster than the McLaren-Mercedes MP4-20, & Renault R26 despite its supposedly inferior tyres. Indeed, should the 'tyre wars' be resurrected some more exciting races would be seen. The Hungarian GP of 2006 featured a classic Schumacher-Alonso duel, where the tyre difference (Schumacher couldn't heat them up sufficiently) enabled Alonso to capitalise. Likewise, the Chinese GP enabled Ferrari to 'strike back' thanks to improved Bridgestones. Bring back the tyre wars!
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