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Michelin open to F1 return if rules change

Michelin says it would be interested in a return to Formula 1 if the sport's technical regulations were changed. The French tyre manufacturer has been out of grand prix racing since the end of 2006, and has been reluctant to get involved again unless it faces competition. But in a hint that a comeback as a sole tyre supplier is not impossible, Michelin's motorsport director Pascal Couasnon says that if F1 has an overhaul then it could be tempted. "We are open to it," he told Italian publication Autosprint. "But there are certain conditions. "Formula 1 needs to change the technical regulations. The tyre must again be a technical object rather than a tool for a spectacular...
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