The decision was a bit in the air and in the end it was confirmed. Following the F1 Commission held this morning before the start of the weekend of Belgium, the teams decided to Don't use tires without tyrewarmers for next season.
Tires without tyrewarmers, another season is postponed
What a lot team, especially the tops like Red Bull and Mercedes, did not want the introduction of the new tyres starting next season, it's certainly no mystery. However, there is another real reason behind the teams' choice to postpone the debut of the new tires for at least another year, and it concerns the desire to know who will be the sole tire supplier from 2025. As we well know, the battle is between Pirelli e Bridgestone – with both brilliantly exceeding FIA recommendations. The ball is now in Formula 1's court, with Liberty Media. The decision should arrive within next week.
Pirelli awaits response
In fact, although Pirelli has been working on the matter for quite some time - with the teams busy carrying out various tests - if Formula 1 were to decide to rely on Bridgestone, the The Milanese company will not proceed with the tyrewarmer project. Even today, as stated by Isola himself, Pirelli's desire is to know if he will remain in F1 until at least 2027 – with the possibility of extending until 2028 – and then making a significant economic effort on the tire project without tire warmers.
Better to wait
We are therefore waiting for Formula 1 to announce who between Bridgestone and Pirelli will have won the challenge. Only from then, at least for the teams, will we be able to seriously start talking to make changes – in an F1 that is changing more and more – even on the tyres.
