FIA partners with Michelin on sustainable mobility in WRC

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris -- Michelin and the the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) have announced a co-operation based around Michelin's support of the World Rally Championship. Relations between the two organisations have been strained since a disastrous US Grand Prix in the F1 series in 2005.

The partnership starts this year and runs for two years. It is focussed around sustainable mobility. In a joint statement,t he two organisations described the new relationship as a close co-operation and said it will be built on three policies:

• The improvement of road safety, in particular by carrying out actions to raise the awareness of young people and future motorists around the world.
• The development of innovations in tyres within a motor sport competition setting, in order to contribute to improved road use.
• New solutions to reduce the environmental footprint of mobility in everyday life, solutions that should be achieved through competition.

For road safety, Michelin is becoming an official partner, at the international level, of the FIA Action for Road Safety campaign. This programme is designed to support the Decade of Action for Road Safety initiated by the UN, the aim of which is to save five million lives over the next ten years.

For technical matters and in accordance with the new regulations of the FIA World Rally Championship (FIA WRC) for the 2012 season, Michelin undertakes to increase the lifespan of its tyres significantly.

The FIA and Michelin are already giving great thought to the actions planned for 2012 and 2013, such as devising an environmental strategy for motor sport competition and measures to ensure the rapid transfer of technologies between competition vehicles and ordinary road vehicles.

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Press release from FIA