Bridgestone to supply tyres to Formula E, Hankook to WRC
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A worker walks past a tyre with Bridgestone's logo at the company's tyre plant in Bethune, that Japan's Bridgestone plans to shut, France, September 17, 2020. Picture taken September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
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. REUTERS
