Could Bridgestone favour Rossi over Stoner this year?
If Rossi wins the championship, they could claim that it was down to the tyres. ie. Rossi on Michelin in '07 = 3rd, Rossi on Bridgestone in '08 = 1st.
Surely it would be a marketing dream for them...
Is the Ducati the best bike? Is bridgestone the better tire?
Here are some facts of the 07 season.
3 Other Riders have the Ducati GP07 and Bridgestone - only 4 podiums between them
9 Other Riders have Bridgestone - only 2 wins, Loris and Vermuelen both wet races and Loris won due to the best...
Ducati chose Bridgestone to beat Rossi
By Michele Lostia and Matt Beer Tuesday, September 25th 2007, 15:48 GMT
Ducati Corse CEO Claudio Domenicali says the team opted for Bridgestone tyres because they knew it would be difficult to beat Valentino Rossi without a technical advantage.
Casey...
From Autosport:
Earlier today, HRC president Masumi Hamane said he would like his riders to use Bridgestone tyres next season: "We haven't finalised our choice of tyres for 2008. We want to follow Dani's choice and he wants Bridgestone. He has pushed very hard for it."
"We want competition in...
so just to see you's guys opinions hehe, michelin or bridgestone tyres? lots of issues have arised, not just this year, but exactly a year ago, at shanghai, where rossi's front tyre suffered a huge hole! and turkey's "misterious lack of rear grip"? or did rossi overdo it in the beggining...
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Shortly after the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix, Fausto Gresini confirmed that neither tyre supplier Michelin, nor cigarette manufacturer Fortuna, will continue to support the satellite Honda team next season.
Fortuna Honda won...
Hello fellow moto freaks...
I really like the looks of the motogp Bridgestone Podium hats. I cannot seem to find these elusive guys anywhere, i can find F1 podium hats but they are no where as cool
Where can i buy one?
For me its a real split. Tamada has proven you can win on the 'Stones and Nakano and Hopkins have proven that they are worthy tires to run up front with. However, it seems to me that they only run really well on hot tracks and tracks with little to no testing time that puts them on an even...