BFGoodrich confirms '07 presence
BFGoodrich has confirmed its participation in the 2007 World Rally Championship, in the wake of rivals Pirelli's withdrawal from the sport
As revealed by Autosport, Pirelli is to pull out of the sport at the end of this year, blaming the loss of both Peugeot and Mitsubishi as factory teams this season, as well as Michelin switching its branding to sister company BFGoodrich.
BFGoodrich will therefore supply all of the manufacturers in next year's championship. Of the six manufacturer teams currently competing, only Subaru uses Pirelli tyres.
The company also pledged to work with the FIA to help work out the details of new tyre regulations for future. The WRC is set to switch to a control-tyre in 2008 in the rules shake-up announced last week.
BFGoodrich rallies programme manager Aime Chatard said: "I am sorry to see Pirelli withdraw from the WRC after such a long presence in rallying.
"BFGoodrich will nonetheless do everything in its power to produce tyres of equal quality and performance potential for all the manufacturers that compete in the 2007 World Rally Championship.
"At the same time, BFGoodrich will make its technical expertise available to the tyre working group set up by the FIA with a view to determining tyre regulations adapted to the demands of rallying in the future."
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