Michelin has served as a Technical Partner to Formula E since the championship's creation after distinguishing itself during the FIA's initial selection process in 2013 - thanks notably to the company's expertise in the design and manufacture of energy-efficient, high-performance tires.

'We are delighted to have been selected by the FIA once again and to be able to continue our involvement in this competition which Michelin helped to found,' says Pascal Couasnon, Director of MICHELIN Motorsport. 'Formula E is a superb laboratory to foster innovation in the field of durable mobility in cities and built-up areas and Michelin is actively exploiting this golden opportunity. Indeed, the tire we designed for Formula E - the MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV - is revolutionary in the world of motor racing and has been acclaimed by all the championship's drivers and teams.'

The MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV tire stands out from conventional racing tires in at least three ways. It is the first single-seater car to compete on 18-inch tires which favour performance, look smart and permit the rapid carry-over of new technologies to Michelin road tires. At the same time, the MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV tire boasts unprecedented versatility thanks to its patterned tread which ensures competitive performance in dry and wet conditions alike. Last but by no means least, the drivers only need a single set to cover race-day practice and the race itself.

The MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV tire owes its unprecedented qualities to the MICHELIN Total Performance strategy which prevailed during its design. This approach allows tires to pack a broad spectrum of performance-related parameters without having to make any compromises. To achieve this result, MICHELIN Motorsport's engineers work on all the elements that make up tires at the same time, i.e. their casing, the materials they employ and their profile.

'The FIA stipulated this ability to perform just as well on a wet surface as a dry one in the tender brief,' notes Serge Grisin, Manager of Michelin's Formula E programme. 'What started out as an innovative feature of the MICHELIN Pilot Sport EV tire has gone on to become a prerequisite demanded by the sport's ruling body. This is a further sign of Michelin's pioneering spirit.'

The Michelin Group recently presented the new MICHELIN Pilot Sport 4 tire at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The tread pattern of this road tire takes its inspiration from the tire designed by Michelin for the FIA Formula E Championship.

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