Control Tyres for WRC in 2005?

At an extraordinary meeting of the FIA’s World Rally Championship Commission FIA President, Max Mosley, announced plans for developing the WRC. Part of plan for 2005 is to require control tyres, in order to reduce the current high expense of tyre testing. An idea that may hold some merit but one that perhaps will reduce tyre company involvement in sponsorship.

In 2006 it is expected that tyre regulation limits will be expanded so that competitors are allowed only one set of tyres per day, another cost saving measure. Also being considered are the use of common components among cars, so that one single nominated supplier develops the same components used by each team..