In an interview with Australian newspaper ‘The Age’, Chris Vermeulen has come out vocally against the single tyre rule for MotoGP for 2009. Bridgestone have submitted their bid to be the single tyre provider, whilst Michelin opted against submitting a bid in favour of focusing on research and development. Bridgestone’s proposal is under consideration and a decision is expected to be made at the Malaysian Grand Prix on October 18…..although everyone knows what the outcome of that will be.
Vermeulen said:
“I don’t agree with it, I think it’s wrong for grand prix racing to go to a mono-tyre,” Vermeulen said. “We’re prototype racing, we’re there to develop, we’re at the cutting edge of development for tyres, for brakes, for engine performance.
“Everything we do on our bike eventually translates to benefits in road bikes. We work on all sorts of things — fuel consumption, to cut down emissions, for example and eventually it gets through to what people use on the road.
“I think going to a mono-tyre from that side is going to slow development down. Also for the racing — we’re there to compete, manufacturers are there to make a name for themselves, to develop and to beat the other manufacturers. And do I think it’s going to make the racing closer? No, because at the moment every manufacturer has at least one rider on Bridgestone … Competition will basically cease. The way I see it they will develop a tyre at the start of the year. Tyres may change from circuit to circuit slightly, but there’ll be no major development like we have now.”
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