Role of carbon black in Formula 1 'tyre wars'
Degussa AG has won a write-up in the German youth magazine, 'My Stuff and News' (Mysan) describing the role carbon black plays in Formula 1 tyres.
Speaking for Degussa, Dr.Reinhard Stober,Head of Advanced Fillers & Pigments Research at the specialty chemicals supplier, is quoted as saying even the suppliers do not know what recipes the F1 tyre makers use.
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