Sometimes I just don't understand what is playing in the heads of these administrators of motorsports. At one instances, they will be allowing a lot of things on the machine in the name of development and now, they are planning to go into the tyres with an excuse to slow down the machines. So when the teams are able to counter that and the riders and bikes keep laping faster than they use to, what's going to be their next move?

RCBs?

just bikes no riders?

. And we'll see a lot of nerds at the control station holding the remotes.

Why not take it a step further?

If there are 15 riders in the paddock next year, have Michelin or Bridgestone produce 45 sets of tires for each race.

All with the same composition and compound.

Then have an independant 3rd party distribute those tires at random to the teams.

It may challenge VR and the others more, but it won't stop VR from winning because the difficulties he experiences will probably be just as bad for everyone else.

yeah travel to the races tireless
when you check in you get your tyres
and everyone gets the same ones

british ES

just said it is confirmed

we get BS

cause michelin does not want!
they don't even make a offer

Yeah Bridgestone get the contract!!!!!

Ok, since BS got the contract, does anybody know whether they are to come up with any extra regulations such as each team only get 4 sets per race and if they have chosen soft or hard for the race, that's it, they can't change. If that's the case, it's gonna be tough coz it's going to be like a gamble in every race.

exactly
the logistics for having that many different tires travel to every race would be a nightmare

Bridgestone make proposal to be single tyre supplier in 2009
Saturday, 04 October 2008
Japanese tyre manufacturers Bridgestone have submitted their proposal to the FIM and Dorna to be the sole supplier of tyres in MotoGP in 2009.

In a meeting held on Saturday at Phillip Island the Grand Prix Commission, composed of Messrs. Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna, Chairman), Claude Danis (FIM), Herve Poncharal (IRTA) and Takanao Tsubouchi (MSMA), in the presence of Mr. Paul Butler (Secretary of the meeting), were informed that Bridgestone has sent a proposal to the FIM and Dorna to be the single tyre supplier in MotoGP for 2009.
The proposal will be studied and an announcement will be made on 18th October 2008 in Sepang, Malaysia.
Bridgestone´s current competitors in the premier class, Michelin, did not submit a proposal as confirmed by a press release from the French tyre company themselves on Saturday.
Hiroshi Yamada, Bridgestone´s Motorcycle Sport Unit Manager, commented, `We submitted our proposal yesterday and we have heard that Michelin didn´t apply. At the moment they have not decided yet which company will supply the tyres for next year, but as we are the only manufacturer (to propose) there is a very high possibility that we will be the supplier for next year´.