Tijdens de GP van Monza is er een foto opgedoken van een bridgestone monteur die een chemisch masker had omhangen. Vermoed wordt dat Bridgestone de banden voor de race behandeld zodat de toplaag extra zacht wordt maar zodra die eraf is gereden er toch een harde band onder zit. Zoiets is natuurlijk verboden. Charlie Whiting heeft na de GP Bridgestone verdedigd maar Michelin is het blijkbaar niet helemaal eens.
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However, despite Shorrock saying on Sunday that he was happy with the explanation, autosport.com has learned that there are still doubts over the matter within Michelin.
A leaked memo obtained by autosport.com today suggests that Michelin officials remain doubtful about the explanation from Bridgestone.
"This photo concerns Michelin for the following reasons," said the memorandum. "Normal working practice for a tyre company at an F1 race or test consists of fitting, inflating and demounting tyres. For these procedures we would not use this type of equipment.
"As regards the practice of dissecting and analysing tyres at the track, this also does not call for this type of equipment.
"According to our own environmental experts, this type of equipment would be required in the case of products giving off fumes or toxic by-products. We do not use any such substance at an F1 race or test track."
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