I think there has to be more than one tyre supplier in this sport, why does it have to be a one tyre contract? Why not let say for example Cooper and Pirelli do the job, teams can pick who they think is best after a test or two with the diffferent companies and go from there

This sport needs more competition to spice it up, is all well and saying the field spread is what 1.5 seconds between the top teams aside from the newbies, but come after lap 3 in the race if it isn't wet, its more than likely gonna stay that way,

Need more ways to find overtaking. End of

Hmmmm, still, I think that Bernie just needs to hand it over to someone else now, F1 needs to find a balance of getting good circuits in and having good cars to race with.

I mean, if bernie wants these races, Why not alternate them every year, throw the calendar order into a lottery and see what comes out at the end of it.

This is quite a bit douchebaggery from Bernie and FIA, Now granted the corkscrew if someone were to mess it up is obviously not as safe as it should be, we all can account for that, but what I don't get is, IRL cars can be what same speed if a few seconds shy of F1 and they'd race around there, Moto GP go round there. WTF is the problem?

What makes F1 the only Grade one motorsport and not include like IRL in there as well as NASCAR? **** sake.

F1 Ponders larger wheels for Michelin

Leading Formula 1 figures have hinted that the sport could make technical changes to help entice a new tyre manufacturer into the fray, amid rumours that Michelin would like to return, but using 18-inch wheel rims rather than the current 13-inch diameters.

F1 has a tyre supply void to fill for 2011, when Bridgestone is set to depart after 14 years in the sport, many of them as sole supplier.

Reports emerging during the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend suggested that if Michelin was to come back, it would like to run wheels more in line with those featuring in its sportscar programmes.

Williams technical director Sam Michael believes 18-inch wheels would be a good move for F1.

"I personally think it's a great idea; I'd love to do that," he said.

"I think it brings Formula 1 into the modern world if you like.

"The problem with having a 13-inch wheel rim at the moment - it's a very specific tyre.

"And although tyre companies like Avon and Kumho and Michelin and Bridgestone and Goodyear make tyres like that, they are very specific to Formula 1-type racing.

"They're used on sports cars all the time, and they're much closer to a road car tyre.

"So if someone sees the tyre on a Formula 1 car, whether it's a slick tyre or even the wet tyres, they'll say 'actually, that just looks like the thing that's on my M3' or something like that."

Mercedes' Ross Brawn said it was important that F1 was willing to meet tyre companies' requests.

"I think for any tyre supplier coming into Formula 1, we need to respect their objectives and try to match them with the objectives of the teams," he said.

"Because if we sort of put our hand up and say 'you can't make any changes, this is the only thing we'll accept', we won't be as attractive as we could be."

His concern about an 18-inch wheel move is that it could result in major design changes that would make life difficult for the smaller teams.

"What we just need to [ensure] is that we don't instantly make redundant some of the cars of the smaller teams - we need to avoid that possibility," said Brawn.

"But I think it's perfectly feasible to apply constraint in the regulations initially, but loosen them later to where you have to have suspension that would fit within a 13-inch wheel.

"You wouldn't immediately massively disadvantage the small teams who maybe want to keep their survival cells and their pieces to carry on.

"We want to find a good solution that gives a challenge to Michelin, or whoever it is that wants to come into Formula 1, that they can see merit in coming in.

"And if that means an 18-inch wheel then I think Formula 1 is very open-minded about what's needed."

Source: ITV.com/F1

With us only now being 3 races into the 19 races of this 2010 Season, we've already had one silly story rumour, now, normally this doesn't kick off till the European season, but it seems we have it early this year.

It would be quite amazing to see how many different stories we hear as the year goes on, Anyone finds anything outragous for this season regarding, transfers or teams etc, We'd love to hear it in this thread.

Let the 2010 Silly Season BEGIN!!

I'll start with one of the first I've found this year

Felipe Massa is very close to renewing his contract with Ferrari for a further three seasons despite rumours the Italian team were chasing Robert Kubica and Sebastian Vettel.BBC