Tyre manufacturer Michelin has renewed its partnership with the Formula E Championship and will continue as the series sole tyre supplier until 2021.
Michelin was one of the founding partners of the all-electric racing series in 2014 and developed a bespoke treaded all-weather tyre, which it will continue to provide until Season Five, when a new tyre will be introduced as part of Formula E's overhaul.
"I’m so pleased to continue our long-standing partnership with Michelin as the first partner to commit to the series," commented Alejandro Agag, founder and CEO of Formula E.
"Michelin believed in the concept of the championship since before day one, sharing our vision as an innovative platform to test and develop technology for future road vehicles.
"Formula E is about forward-thinking and Michelin has built a tyre specific to our needs, but also relevant to the everyday cars we drive at home. I’m looking forward to working closely with Michelin until the end of season seven and beyond."
Michelin motorsport director Pascal Couasnon added: "Michelin believed in the FIA Formula E Championship from the beginning and joined this new discipline as a founding partner. Today, after only three seasons, Formula E has become a platform of innovation and communication chosen by the most important brands of the world.
"The contribution of Formula E to the evolution of the automobile is obvious and Michelin wants to move forward with the FIA, Alejandro Agag and his teams, as well as with all manufacturers, on the path of sustainable mobility.
"Michelin is therefore delighted to continue its collaboration with Formula E beyond season five, until 2021. Thus, after having developed innovations such as the first highly energy efficient 18-inch competition tyres for single-seaters, Michelin will continue its research and technology transfer work during the coming seasons."
