At Last, the White Strip Rule

As a footnote to the already sizable amount of press space given to the debate on whether differing Formula One tyre compounds should be identified by some type of visual marking, Bridgestone has announced that it will apply a white strip to the outside tyre wall of its ‘option’ specifications during the 2007 season.

The markings are being added in compliance with last minute FIA regulations requiring different compound tyres to be “visibly distinguishable from one another when a car is on the track.”