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Michelin insists 13-inch tyres a no-go

Michelin has once again emphasised that their bid to return to Formula 1 is entirely depended on the sport changing its tyre specifications. The current F1 tyres are 13 inches, but there has been a lot of talk that it could be changed to at least 18-inches after the 2016 season. Michelin is in the running with Pirelli for the 2017 tyre supply contract, but the French company's motorsport head Pascal Couasnon warns they will only return if F1 agrees to make changes. 'If the sport decides to stay with 13 inch, we respect it but it would not make sense to us,' he told Reuters. He added: 'That’s where we are going to wait for the next time (the contract is up for tender).' Michelin...
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