MOTOGP » Michelin considers one tyre bid

doom and gloom!, one tyre make for Moto gp, the 250 to be replaced with a one make 600 engine, and who knows what they will do with the 125s, WSBK is looking better all the time.

With the riders talking safety and the need to slow the bikes down and the commission moving down to 800's: they will pick the slowest tyre manufacture, which currently is Michelin. time will tell, but money will decide. Michelin will provide tyres at no cost just for the continued exposure threy can afford it. Michelin wins this one.

Just change the rule of 'Limiting the amount of tyres a Manufacturer can take to a Race' and leave the competition alive. Quite simple!

Stevo, If you can remember in 2005 & 2006 when Michelin was COMPETING with BS who won the world titles in both f1 & Gp both times.

As I said in the other thread - I'd so love Dunlop to bid and win it! I want sliding back!

Get them all onto Avon speedmasters....

that'll sort the men from the boys

Stefan:

you asked: Why would Michelin just roll over?

I'm not certain they are rolling-over...surrender might be a better choice.

try Googling "French Military Victories" and hit the I'm feeling luck button.

Well Michelin can supply Tires to "Tour De France" for all I care. It was Michelin that was Responsible for VR loss 2007 at least.

But realistically One tire rules look like Rider skills is the one that us fans want to see instead of the riders spending too much time in the set up. At least it evens out the playing field a little.

Do Fans really know what shoes Usain Bolt was wearing or just want to see him Dash.

Tell you what I do if I am the CEO of Michelin I will sell off all my shares, Go over to japan and buy over Bridgestone Company and I will supply tires to MotoGp

"BRIDGELINS" or "Michestones"
jokes over

Unfortunately Tires seem to be the critical part of Bike development

Obviously there will soon remain not a single major championship where tire manufacturers do fight. The tendancy with organisers is to set a single tire rule BEFORE they have only one manufacturer accepting to supply tires. DORNA was not fast enough in 125 and 250, where Dunlop is the one and only manufacturer without paying anything to DORNA, and Ezpeleta is not willing the same thing to happen in MotoGP...

Pirelli have paid a lot of money to get the WSB/WSS supply in spite of their crappy tires, and the Flammini brothers have built on this money to turn their series into possibly the best racing around.

Michelin have a long history of losing bids, which is why they hesitate to bid at all

Saran motogp is about more than Rossi!!!!!!

Guess all is right in your world now that he is world champ again?

Whoever wins the bid does anyone think that the tyres the factory teams get will be the same as the sat teams? give me a break!

Best thing to do is take away the tyre limit rule......... this is meant to be a prototype series isnt it?