Hankook currently tyre sullies to DTM and the Formula 3 European Championship. The company also sells batteries, alloy wheels, and brake pads in the automotive market.
"For 2014, it's completely impossible not only because of the lack of tyre development time," competition engineer Michael Eckert told Autosport when asked about the viability of a move into F1 next season.
"Even if Hankook wants to take three, four, five years to jump into Formula 1 as a supplier, the lack of testing opportunities would make it impossible.
"With the current cars and drivers, it's impossible [to test] so you need to find a suitable number of vehicles and drivers that would allow you to get some reliable feedback."
