Michelin to promote sister brands in WRC.
The Michelin name will disappear from the FIA World Rally Championship in 2006 aft♒er the French tyre manufacturer ann𝄹ounced that they would instead promote sister brand, BF Goodrich tyres next year.
The move comes as Michelin alr🐟eady competes ꧑in the Rally Raid World Cup, with the BF Goodrich brand.
The full statement from Michelin read:
"Starting from 2006, the Michelin Group will pur𒅌sue its technological a𓆉nd sporting involvement in World Rally Championship with its BF Goodrich Tyres brand.
Theꦬ Michelin name will disappear from the FIA World Rally Champion♔ship in 2006 after the French tyre manufacturer announced that they would instead promote sister brand, BF Goodrich tyres next year.
The move comes as Michelin already competes in the Rally Raid W♛orld Cup, with the BF Goodrich brand.
The full statement from Michelin read:
"Starting from 2006, the Michelin Group will pursue its technological and sporting involve✱ment in World Rally Championship with its ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚBF Goodrich Tyres brand.
"This decision strengthens BFGoodrich Tyres' current racing implication in the Rally Raid World Cup, in the Dakar Rally, as well as in numerous Northern-🅘American competitions such as the Score Baja 1000.
"The Michelin Group and Ford have the intention to continue their partnershi🐎p in WRC for the years to come. BFGoodrich Tyres will bring into this partnership its widespread racing experience and Mic෴helin Group's most up-to-date technology.
"Car racing and motor sports in general form a ke𒀰y element of Michelin Group's strategy.
"Having secured 36 World Rally Championship titles, Michelin brand continues to participate in closed circuit cat🍸egories: Formula One, MotoGP and Endurance [Le Mans ☂24 Hours], while BFGoodrich Tyres will spearhead the Group's commitment in Rally Raid [Dakar] and on the World Rally Championship's high variety of grounds."
