http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82586
Some interesting points in here:
Michelin is closing in on a deal to return to Formula 1 next year, AUTOSPORT has learned, but it may not be as a standard tyre supplier.
Although a replacement standard tyre supplier would require the FIA to go through an official tender process, it is believed there is a chance the governing body will simply open up the entry criteria to allow any qualified manufacturer in - reigniting an F1 tyre war.
Should Michelin give the green light to return, then it could be against other tyre manufacturers such as Hankook and Kumho who have also been linked with a move into F1.
Michelin was not interested in becoming the sole tyre supplier when the tender process was opened for 2008 – believing it vital that the company faced competition if it was to invest in F1.
Earlier this month Michelin's managing partner Jean-Dominique Senard told the Bloomberg news agency that the French company was open to a move back to F1 if the sport could prove its environmental credentials.
And I originally misread the line, "It is believed that an announcement confirming Michelin's comeback could be made as soon as this month" as "It is believed that Michelin's comeback could be made as soon as this month." Whoops!
And it is no April's Fool as far as I know. How do I know? When it was published: Thursday, April 1st 2010, 12:24 GMT