F1 - It's official: it's Pirelli

ERJ staff report (DS)

Milan, Italy -- Pirelli will be sole tyre supplier to the Formula One World Championship for a three-year period between 2011 and 2013.

Pirelli will also supply the GP2 World Series - the acknowledged stepping-stone to Formula One - for the three-year period between 2011- 2013.

The FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile), the Teams, represented by FOTA (the Formula One Teams Association), and Formula One's organising body, represented by FOM (Formula One Management) have chosen Pirelli as their exclusive supplier, based on the specific proposals from the Italian company to guarantee technical and operational stability to the competitors.

Following current Formula One regulations laid down by world motorsport's governing body, the FIA, the new contract ensures that Pirelli will provide teams with six different types of tyre for the season: four slicks, with different compounds for various types of dry surfaces, one rain tyre for heavy rain, and one intermediate tyre for damp conditions or light rain.

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Press release from Pirelli