Bridgestone is still probably out

Although how many times can Autosport fit “tender” into one article?
So you may remember last year Bridgestone said they were leaving F1. Well, apparently the current rumor is that they’re reconsidering this plan. The official stands is still that they are leave at the end of 2010, HOWEVER, the may reconsider entering 2011 depending [...]

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Sauber sitting pretty thanks to tires?

Autosport has an interesting story up — on a day, or couple of days, of really slow news — that suggests the Sauber team could be a bit of a spoiler this season because its car is so easy on tires.
According to Autosport, and by extension Bridgestone, which is behind the study that reveals Sauber’s [...]

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Jerez test 2, day 4: Button tops the final day at Jerez

In another dry day that allowed for little complaint about the weather from the teams, Jenson Button set the fastest time of the day, session, and both test sessions at Jerez on Saturday, a 1:18.871.  He, and much of the rest of the testers, set his fast time in the morning before working on race [...]

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What changed Michelin’s mind on F1 return?

As a few F1 journalists have mentioned, Michelin may be interested in returning to F1. James Allen and Joe Saward effectively (as usual) describe the situation—you’ll recall the consternation between the FIA and Michelin which lead to their departure from the sport in 2006. According to most reports, namely the Bloomberg article, the [...]

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Bridgestone to keep nonsensical ’step allocation’ for 2010

Bridestone’s technical manager Tetsuro Kobayashi was highlighted in a press release on the Bridgestone website complete with a Q&A. In that Q&A, Kobayashi announced that the company would be continuing their “step allocation” program for 2009:
“Like 2009, Bridgestone intends to take two dry compounds which are a step allocation apart to most races: Hard [...]

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