Ferrari Wont Be Favouried

[davewilson]

BRIDGESTONE: FERRARI WON'T BE FAVOURED
Bridgestone's motorsport chief has reassured Ferrari's rivals that the Scuderia will not get preferential treatment in 2007.

Next year's championship will see Bridgestone become Formula One's sole tyre supplier after Michelin withdrew from the sport.

This has sparked some concerns that Ferrari, as Bridgestone's top team for many years, could get preferential treatment from the Japanese tyre manufacturer.

However, according to Bridgestone's motorsport development Hirohide Hamashima, all the teams will be treated equally.

"We have extensively modified the construction, more so than the hardness of the compounds," he told Autosport.

"I think even those teams who have had experience of our tyres are going to have to start with a blank sheet of paper when it comes to understanding them.

"Until we test, it is not easy to say how it will affect different teams, but there may be a possibility that Ferrari lose more by going back to these type of tyres."

He added: "Everyone will start at the same start line. It will be equal conditions for all. That is our aim."

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