Michelin Formula 1 – Official F1 2001 press kit – Rare

Official Michelin Formula 1 press kit dated February 5, 2001, produced for Michelin's grand return to the Formula 1 World Championship.

Exceptional official Michelin Formula 1 press kit, dated February 5, 2001, produced for the occasion of Michelin's return to the Formula 1 World Championship.

This is not a commercial book intended for the general public, but a genuine Michelin press communication and information document:

“Michelin en Formule 1 – Informations presse / Michelin Formula 1 – Media Information”

A particularly interesting period piece for any collector of Formula 1, Michelin, automobilia, or historical documents related to motorsport.

A very comprehensive document

Presented as an elegant hardcover book with a spiral metal binding, the kit is organized into various chapters with dividers.

It covers, in particular:

Why Formula 1?

The men behind the challenge

The history of Michelin in Formula 1

Michelin's sporting past

Michelin's partners in Formula 1

Formula 1 tire regulations

The Michelin testing program

Michelin the company

Michelin's Formula 1 statistics

The entire kit features a particularly refined graphic presentation, characteristic of Michelin's institutional communication from that period, with text and information in both French and English.

A piece linked to an important moment in Michelin's history

Dated February 5, 2001, this kit belongs to the period of Michelin's grand return to Formula 1 after nearly two decades of absence.

It thus constitutes a true period document retracing the strategy, history, partners, tires, and sporting program of Michelin at the time of its return to the pinnacle of motorsport.

Exceptional condition

The copy is complete and in a very, very beautiful state of preservation.

No missing pages, no tears, and no notable damage.

The hard cover, the spiral binding, the dividers, and the interior pages have been remarkably well preserved.

A condition that has become particularly difficult to find for a press document more than 25 years old.

This type of kit was intended for professional and media use and not for traditional retail sale to the general public.

It is now extremely difficult to find on the collector's market, especially in such complete condition.

A very fine archive piece to complete a collection dedicated to Michelin, Formula 1, or the history of motorsport.

Official vintage Michelin document – not a reproduction.

Price: €499

REF: 2025-273