F1 U.S. Grand Prix
06-21-2005, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by rabbitman
But Michelin had just as much ability to build a good tire but didn't. Like you said they went partying. 
I guess that they thought the tire that they had been winning with all year was good enough, and just sat back and rode on it. And then this happens...I tell you the michelin tires on my van are going to replaced with firestone tires this fall. I hope someone from Michelin/uniroyal/bfgoodrich is reading this because I'm serious. My van has Michelin MX4's on it and I was going to buy another set, but not after that .
I guess that they thought the tire that they had been winning with all year was good enough, and just sat back and rode on it. And then this happens...I tell you the michelin tires on my van are going to replaced with firestone tires this fall. I hope someone from Michelin/uniroyal/bfgoodrich is reading this because I'm serious. My van has Michelin MX4's on it and I was going to buy another set, but not after that .michelin makes an amazing passenger tire. but firestone, i cant say they do...the tires they put on the 2001 honda civic si were the lowest quality tire..and they a were a firestone. bridgestone, the sister company, makes amazing import performance tires. the potenza re92 hooked great on my old civc.
seems like niether of the compnay knows what division they want to prioritize.
06-21-2005, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by rabbitman
Michelin pulled out of the race because they didn't do enough R&D to build a tire to stay together through the Indianapolis speedway corners. So what they tried to do was get the FIA to put a chicane in, to slow the cars through that area. When the FIA wouldn't do it, Michelin advised all of their teams not to run. This unfortunately was 14 out of 20 cars. And probably ended F1 in the U.S.
06-21-2005, 04:24 PM
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With the new F1 rules you can't change tires and get gas on one stop. So they have been running one whole race on one set. Michelin has been destroying firestone all year, but with the speed through the corners on the speedway, their tires were literally coming apart. They just didn't do enough R&D to keep the tire together at high G load. Firestone has been playing catch up all year, and they have now caught up. I'll tell you if I was an F1 team owner with MIchelins I would be reveiwing my contract to see if I could get out of it.
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