Michelin ’pessimistic’ about 2011 F1 tyre deal

Pirelli has edged yet closer to becoming F1's new official tyre supplier.

The Milan based company's only competition for the deal, Michelin, is close to falling out of the running.

"The development time for 2011 seems very compromised now," managing partner Didier Miraton said at Le Mans, according to L'Equipe.

Spotted in Montreal on Sunday was Paul Hembery, Pirelli's competition director, for talks with the teams association FOTA.