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Originally Posted by Akrapovic
Blaming BE for everything is very bandwagon.
F1 tyre bidding was not restricted to 1 bidder. Currently nobody else wants to make tyres.
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Actually Hankook tendered for 2020 but were rejected. Also in 2010, Avon Cooper tendered but were also rejected.
They could be rolling on Hankooks in 2020 onwards, even though they required 13" for 2020 only, yet FOM/FIA rejected Hankook!
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Originally Posted by Mike Harte
It is really no wonder that other manufacturers are not clamouring to become the sole supplier of tyres for Formula 1 when the contract stipulates that the tyres must be crap (translates into being "more exciting for racing").
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Hankook were keen but were rejected.
