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The Bridgestone Tire Company's Formula 1 Challenge

By Brad Spurgeon, About.com

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When the Race is Over

Bridgestone technicians cleaning tires

Bridgestone technicians cleaning tires at the track.

Photo (c) 2007 Brad Spurgeon licensed to About.com, Inc.
Bridgestone remains on top of the job all the time, even after the race ends. The teams do not keep the tires. They only keep the rims. The Bridgestone technicians strip the tires from the rims and send them back to Langley, and sometimes back to Japan for analysis or to be recycled.

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