Motor racing-Bridgestone to supply tyres to Formula E, Hankook to WRC

Hankook Tire & Technology

06/12/2023 15:25

Dec 6 (Reuters) - Bridgestone will take over from
Hankook as the sole supplier of tyres to the all-electric
Formula E world championship from 2026, the governing FIA said
on Wednesday.
    The move will be the first time the Japanese manufacturer
has supplied a single-seater world championship since leaving 
Formula One at the end of 2010.
    South Korea's Hankook will become the official supplier of
the world rally championship, replacing Pirelli, on a three-year
contract from 2025.
    Pirelli last October signed a deal to supply Formula One
until at least 2027 after a competitive tender that Bridgestone
also entered. 

 (Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Alex
Richardson)
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