Michelin extends partnership with FIA Formula E Championship until 2021
December 1, 2017
Michelin has renewed its partnership with FIA Formula E Championship as official tyre supplier in a multi-year agreement until 2021.
As part of the agreement, Michelin will continue to provide innovative high-performance all-weather tyres for the championship.
Jean Todt, FIA president, said: “Since the championship began, Michelin has shown a commitment to technical innovation, developing racing tyres with a clear focus on sustainability, efficiency and road relevance as well as performance.
“I look forward to continuing this collaboration over the coming years in the competitive environment of the FIA Formula E Championship.”
Alejandro Agag, founder and CEO of Formula E, said: “I’m so pleased to continue our long-standing partnership with Michelin as the first partner to commit to the series. Michelin believed in the concept of the championship since before day one, sharing our vision as an innovative platform to test and develop technology for future road vehicles.
“Formula E is about forward-thinking and Michelin has built a tyre specific to our needs, but also relevant to the everyday cars we drive at home. I’m looking forward to working closely with Michelin until the end of season seven and beyond.”
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Pascal Couasnon, Michelin motorsport director, said: “Michelin believed in the FIA Formula E Championship from the beginning and joined this new discipline as a founding partner. Today, after only three seasons, Formula E has become a platform of innovation and communication chosen by the most important brands of the world.
“The contribution of Formula E to the evolution of the automobile is obvious and Michelin wants to move forward with the FIA, Alejandro Agag and his teams, as well as with all manufacturers, on the path of sustainable mobility.
“Michelin is delighted to continue its collaboration with Formula E beyond season five, until 2021. Thus, after having developed innovations such as the first highly energy efficient 18-inch competition tyres for single-seaters, Michelin will continue its research and technology transfer work during the coming seasons.”
