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bp_SFV4 said:

I don't think his "specially made tyre" comment was meant to be taken at face value, especially considering he spelled tire wrong.

Having more than one tire manufacturer would lead to more diverse tire choices with teams being able to choose which design better suits their bike and rider's preference.

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Paul G said:

Monday morning quarterbacking never gets old

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RickD996 said:

Problem with multiple tyre manufacturers, the riders not on the winning tyre, put the sole reason for victory, down to the tyres. And, tyres, are essentially boring (for the viewing public).
For the manufacturers, multiple tyres are excellent, as the tyres can be made to offset bike characteristics - special tyres. Lovely.

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craig bush said:

Yeah, fans of a sport should have nothing to say about the way it’s conducted - just shut up and be glad you get to watch at all.

Never mind that discussing process and “armchair quarterbacking” aren’t even the same.

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Paul G said:

The fans of the sport are buying a product that Dorna sells, thats why they call it a "show" and read David Emmets thoughtful articles over at Motomatters before calling 2 sentence opinions on a chatboard a discussion.

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Paul G said:

You?

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andyb said:

they all have the same rules... ish....and they all know and have the same tyres.....some of the best engineers on the planet..figure it out or lose!

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Vbreeze said:

Well that "ish" part is rather significant reason it took Ducati 15 years to win another world title.
The single tire that everyone gets was optimized for Honda and was a disaster for Ducati. They had to get those engineers to reinvent the bike to make it work with those tires and still be a Ducati. This goes back to 20 discussions already reviewed on Ducati designing a bike needing a tire with a flexible carcass and tough tread as it always had a brick stiff bike with 'engine as stress member,' part of the fame and insane torque. Honda wants a stiff carcass / soft tread, going with super flexible frame, softer power delivery. Ducati chewed those tired and spit them every race and couldn't turn anymore because there was no more 'last-inch' lateral suspension from the tires.

Here's the math:
Honda sells 19,000,000 bikes a year
Ducati sells 55,000 bikes a year, and puts Pirellis on them.
Who's going to get what they want?
Michelin wins every race. Win on Sunday sell on Monday. If you only win 5 races a year (because Bridgstone was winning the other 20) you're not going to pay for your MotoGP dev costs. Put Michelins on a few million new Honda sales and you've covered your MotoGP dev costs.
This is why the single tire rule in a prototype manufacturer race.

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bp_SFV4 said:

Meanwhile in the real world, Hondas come with Dunlops.

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