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Bridgestone to withdraw as official tire supplier of Formula One

Bridgestone has participated in Formula One since 1997 and has acted as the sole official tire supplier to the entire series for the past two seasons. But at the end of next year, its contract with the FIA and Formula One Management will expire, and the Japanese rubber company has announced that it does not intend to renew. The withdrawal of Bridgestone means that F1 will need to look to another tire company to supply high-tech rubber to the growing grid of racers in the series. While the series could go back to the way it was a few ... Read more →

Reviewed: Bridgestone 3G RFT Tires take the shock out of run-flats Michael Harley

The BMW enters the massive skidpad at more than 100 mph and begins a sweeping right turn along a soldiered row of orange cones. On cue, a pneumatic device attached to the hub of the spinning left ...

VIDEO: Bridgestone Super Bowl spot stars Mr. Potato Head Dan Roth

var embed_167 = '' Super Bowl commercials always generate buzz, and this year, Hyundai's going to have company in the automotive sector. Bridgestone signed Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head for one of two ...

Officially Official: Bridgestone signs exclusive deal with F1 Noah Joseph

Japanese tire-maker Bridgestone has been supplying every team on the Formula One grid since rival rubber company Michelin pulled out of the sport at the end of the 2006 season. But whereas ...

VIDEO: Bridgestone saves smitten suicidal puppies Damon Lavrinc

Man's best friend obviously isn't immune to the tragedies that afflict his master, and for one downtrodden dog, the sight of seeing his beloved toy poodle in the throes of, ahem, passion beneath the ...

Champ Car teams receive new Panoz chassis 2 years ago on Autoblog

American motor racing has been steadily moving towards "Spec", that is, each team racing the same car with the same engine and other components. The Indy Racing League runs Dallara chassis powered by Honda engines. (Although NASCAR technically uses a few different cars with different engines from ...

F1 scandal? Michelin to Bridgestone: j'accuse! 3 years ago on Autoblog

The bizarre goings-on in the wake of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, which have included accusations (since withdrawn) of the FIA effectively "fixing" the world championship, took another twist this week, as French tire maker Michelin suggested that Bridgestone was using illegal chemical treatments ...

Microsoft to run Formula 1 in 2008! 3 years ago on Autoblog

As the FIA prepares Max Mosley's more restrictive Formula 1 rules package for its 2008 debut, its World Motor Sport Council has decided that Microsoft (Yes, that Microsoft. Really.) will be the official supplier of engine control units under the new rules, which go into effect for the 2008 season. ...

Goodyear blows out 1,500 jobs, shutters European plants 3 years ago on Autoblog

Goodyear Tire & Rubber has announced plans to slash 1,500 jobs in an effort to save $50 million dollars. The world's largest tire company will reach those goals in part by shuttering plants in Britain and Poland. Part of its restructuring efforts that began last September, the manufacturer ...

Bridgestone-Firestone criticized for ordering workers to cease charity drive 3 years ago on Autoblog

According to PoliticalAffairs.net, Bridgestone-Firestone employees at the company's LaVergne, Tennesee plant have been ordered to stop collecting donations at the factory's gate for struggling rubber workers in Africa. The charity drive was intended to help the company's own employees who work in ...






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