Manufacturer make special green tyres for Fuji

F1 teams will run with special-edition Bridgestone tryes at Fuji this weekend. The green-grooved boots have been created to help promote Max Mosley’s “Make Cars Green” environmental campaign.

The green tyres were unveiled in Tokyo today, and were displayed on Ferrari and McLaren’s cars. Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen were also in attendance to talk about F1’s commitment to a greener future. Lewis said:

“Since it first launched I’ve been happy to help promote the very positive messages of the Make Cars Green campaign. It is a subject that goes far beyond racing. The car is an incredibly positive thing and I think the messages of the campaign help to show us that we can all choose to drive in a greener way.

“The new Make Cars Green tyre that all the teams will be running on in Fuji is a great way to promote the campaign and a real first for Formula One. The sport can also help in other ways, especially with the launch of new energy efficient technologies next season.”

It would be nice to think those were the personal thoughts of Lewis, but we suspect that he was merely repeating a well-rehearsed soundbite written for him - an art he has totally mastered since he became an F1 driver.