"There are a few conditions if they came in for 2014 or 2015…they want a different type of tire – a lower profile tire – which would look like a bicycle tire on a Formula 1 car, so I am very much against it. "We have a long-term contract with Pirelli, all the teams have now signed a six-year contract with Pirelli – so it appears that they are happy otherwise they wouldn't have signed the contract." If Michelin do come back, it most likely wouldn't be for the 2014 season and it probably wouldn't be under the current regulations governing the tire specifications. As for Todt, the power struggle continues as his election campaign launches but some suggest the lack of a Concorde Agreement, the increase in Super license fees, the tire fiasco of 2013 and the lack of success in the World Rally Championship recovery are signs that Ward could have a chance at winning the election.