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Originally Posted by peebee2
In many ways the price is set by how much the FIA etc. charge them for the privilege of supplying tyres. That’s many millions.
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I can assure you that if the FIA was demanding a fee from the tyre manufacturers to supply their rubber that none of the suppliers would bother to tender for the contracts.
From what I understand, Pirelli charge the teams so that they can cover the cost of manufacturing the tyres (which also covers the small amount of testing that is allowed) and for transporting the tyres and supporting the teams during the year.