Horner warns against tyre war despite fan views

Christian Horner says a tyre war would be bad for F1, despite fans calling for a move away from a single tyre supplier.

Results from the Grand Prix Drivers Association (GPDA) fan survey saw 80% of respondents calling for more than one tyre manufacturer in F1. However, speaking before he was aware of the result, Horner warned against such a move because he believes it would lead to certain teams becoming more dominant.

"First of all I think it should be one make," Horner said. "I don’t think we should open to competition because then that comes out with two predominant teams and the other teams just get what the others don’t want.

"I think we should go back to wider tyres, we should get to more aggressive looking cars, more mechanical grip, I think that’s where we’re at the moment."

The current regulations only allow for one tyre supplier, with the FIA set to choose between Pirelli and Michelin for the next contract which will begin in 2017.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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