Michelin said it turned down the opportunity to Formula 1 as a tyre supplier over the sport's desire to introduce tyres that would degrade as a means of spicing up the racing. The tyre firm last had a presence in F1 in 2006 before withdrawing at the introduction of a control tyre supplier, which was subsequently granted to rivals Bridgestone. With Bridgestone withdrawing from F1 at the end of 2010. , Michelin says it looked into making a return to the sport, but opted against applying for the tender over the request to construct tyre compounds that would degrade more aggressively in an effort to make races less predictable. With the deal eventually going to Pirelli instead, Michelin...
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