- 06 Nov 13, 02:20#379625
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. 
According to tyrepress.com, which claims official word from the manufacturer itself, Kumho has tested with its own F1-spec rubber, although the tyres are not destined for the likes of Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren just yet.
Although Kumho first stated an interest in F1 as long ago as 2004, and has been touted as a potential replacement for whichever rival was currently in occupation ever since, the new tyres are actually earmarked for Auto GP, which exists among the plethora of feeder series on the single-seater ladder.
According to a quote attributed to Kumho, the three-day test at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya was designed to 'validate the technology for future business with F1 and to actually test the technology accumulated through motor sports since the 1990s for F1.”
Kumho is no stranger to the junior formulae, having been sole supplier to the F3 Euroseries in the past, and sees motorsport at all levels as a means of both developing its product and enhancing its image.
“As we are a relative newcomer, with the shortest history among the global top ten tyre makers, we need to compete in the global market with our technical power, and motor sports is the area where we can show off our capabilities,” chief executive Jong-Ho Kim told Tyres and Accessories magazine back in 2010, “We already completed the development of F1 tyres in 2007 and now watch for an opportunity to enter into the F1 market as well.”
Although Kumho first stated an interest in F1 as long ago as 2004, and has been touted as a potential replacement for whichever rival was currently in occupation ever since, the new tyres are actually earmarked for Auto GP, which exists among the plethora of feeder series on the single-seater ladder.
According to a quote attributed to Kumho, the three-day test at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya was designed to 'validate the technology for future business with F1 and to actually test the technology accumulated through motor sports since the 1990s for F1.”
Kumho is no stranger to the junior formulae, having been sole supplier to the F3 Euroseries in the past, and sees motorsport at all levels as a means of both developing its product and enhancing its image.
“As we are a relative newcomer, with the shortest history among the global top ten tyre makers, we need to compete in the global market with our technical power, and motor sports is the area where we can show off our capabilities,” chief executive Jong-Ho Kim told Tyres and Accessories magazine back in 2010, “We already completed the development of F1 tyres in 2007 and now watch for an opportunity to enter into the F1 market as well.”
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. 
