“It’s never an easy decision,” Pirelli’s F1 boss Mario Isola said in Melbourne, “because we invest a lot of resources and money in Formula 1. He said Pirelli is therefore “analysing” the new tender documentation that is “different from the past” – including new provisions about sustainability. Part of that process, according to Auto Motor und Sport, could be competition from another applicant to be F1’s sole supplier – Bridgestone. The Japanese company was last in F1 in 2010, after which Pirelli took over. “It is said that Bridgestone is very interested in a return to the pinnacle of motor racing,” German correspondent Andreas Haupt revealed.

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