Michelin has dismissed suggestions that it was poised to engage in meetings with regard to an imminent return to F1, but refuses to rule out the possibility on replacing Pirelli as the sport's sole tyre supplier in the future. Speaking to France's Le Figaro, the company's director of motorsport Pascal Couasnon insisted that there were no plans to sit down with F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone – as was being rumoured in the paddock at Spa-Francorchamps over the weekend – but conceded that a return to the top flight was possible, provided there were significant changes to the conditions of supply. “I was surprised by this statement, but I'm starting to get used to them,” Couasnon said of...
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