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Pirelli ready to push for 2017 contract

Pirelli has confirmed its intention to try to stay in formula one beyond next year. F1's governing body has now officially launched the 2017-2019 tender, and it appears that Pirelli - the sport's sole supplier since 2011 - will face off for the privilege against Michelin. The early rumour is that the French marque Michelin, last in F1 in competition with Bridgestone in 2006, is so keen to return now as sole supplier that it may even be willing to supply its tyres to teams free of charge. "I don't think we should start now saying the word 'free'," Marco Tronchetti Provera, the Pirelli chief executive, was quoted by Italian reporters in Monaco. He made his rare appearance in the...
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