Following a series of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin" id="mw9w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Michelin">Michelin</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire" id="mw-A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tire">tire</a> failures during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_United_States_Grand_Prix" id="mw-Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="2005 United States Grand Prix">United States Grand Prix weekend</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_Motor_Speedway" id="mw-g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Indianapolis Motor Speedway">Indianapolis</a>, and without an agreement being reached, 14 cars from seven teams in Michelin tires withdrew after completing the formation lap, leaving only six cars from three teams on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgestone" id="mw-w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bridgestone">Bridgestone</a> tires to race.<sup about="#mwt67" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-12"}}' id="cite_ref-12" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./June_19#cite_note-12" id="mw_A" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 12;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mw_Q">[12]</span></a></sup>
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