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The current unfolding tire saga highlights the problem with control tires in a nutshell. In theory they should be designed to accommodate the variety of machines on the grid. In practice, it often turns into a situation of them only benefiting a couple of machines and riders. Subsequent changes always help some riders and leave others out in the cold.
So that leads to my question, what do you think the ideal tire scenario should be for GP?
I feel tires should always be supplied under a tire war scenario. This allows for a greater likelihood of teams having an opportunity to get rubber conducive for their bikes/riders. It's easier for the manufacturers to have to supply only say half the grid than the whole grid due to not needing to try and spec the tire to every single bike on the grid. I'd go further and say that I'd prefer to see at least 3 tire manufacturers involved instead of 2 as that would hopefully lead to even less teams that each manufacturer would have to supply.
This would also have the added effect of allowing the manufacturers to tailor the tires to rider preferences without creating a shitstorm like the current one Michelin has created. I don't care if Rossi gets his preferred construct of tires if it means that Marquez, Dovizioso, and others have the opportunity to get tires in line with what they want. That would be a far more equitable way of conducting the sport...something that Dorna seems to be increasingly out of touch with.
The way I look at it, is if the riders can get tires more aligned to their strengths, it would have the benefit of improving the overall racing, or at least providing us with the knowledge that they are able to ride with the best possible tire. While never a 100% certainty, I feel it would allow for better on-track competition as riders would not be handicapped by a tire as often seems to be the case in the one-make control tire GP.
So that leads to my question, what do you think the ideal tire scenario should be for GP?
I feel tires should always be supplied under a tire war scenario. This allows for a greater likelihood of teams having an opportunity to get rubber conducive for their bikes/riders. It's easier for the manufacturers to have to supply only say half the grid than the whole grid due to not needing to try and spec the tire to every single bike on the grid. I'd go further and say that I'd prefer to see at least 3 tire manufacturers involved instead of 2 as that would hopefully lead to even less teams that each manufacturer would have to supply.
This would also have the added effect of allowing the manufacturers to tailor the tires to rider preferences without creating a shitstorm like the current one Michelin has created. I don't care if Rossi gets his preferred construct of tires if it means that Marquez, Dovizioso, and others have the opportunity to get tires in line with what they want. That would be a far more equitable way of conducting the sport...something that Dorna seems to be increasingly out of touch with.
The way I look at it, is if the riders can get tires more aligned to their strengths, it would have the benefit of improving the overall racing, or at least providing us with the knowledge that they are able to ride with the best possible tire. While never a 100% certainty, I feel it would allow for better on-track competition as riders would not be handicapped by a tire as often seems to be the case in the one-make control tire GP.
