As motor sport closed for press the FIA and F1 teams had yet to decide whether Pirelli or Michelin would win the tyre contract for 2011 and beyond.
As the battle hotted up Michelin dropped its annual price from €5 million to €1.5m, although the different commercial packages on offer made it hard to make a direct comparison between the two brands.
Michelin is favoured by many teams, especially...
Mercedes GP has boosted Michael Schumacher's hopes of a better season in 2012 by recruiting two former technical directors in Geoff Willis and Aldo Costa.
Willis, who recently parted company with HRT, joined as technology director on October 17. He is already familiar with the Brackley factory from his days with BAR/Honda, and later played a key role in building up Red Bull Racing.
Meanwhile...