Single Tyre Manufacturer in Racing - Good or Bad

I was reading Blue's "Michelin's - see they are rubbish! " thread and it got me thinking.......yes I can read......and yes I can think without going red and fainting.

Is a single make tyre (like in WSB) or multiple manufacturers (like in MotoGP) a good thing in racing.

[ogden]

I can't think of any good reason for it. After all, force everyone to use the same tyres but let them have different bikes? The logic behind a control tyre eventually leads to a one-make series. Rubbish.

[Viney]

I think good, as longs as they are on knoblies

well it would certainly stop all the excusses about his tyres were bettter than mine.

I quite like the idea. Anything that makes racing closer and more competitive is a plus in my book.

Pah, single anything is bad... 'single cheese burger' or 'double'...

The biggest single difference in all forms of motorsport often seems to be the tyres with lap time differences measured in tenths of seconds rather than hundreths for mechanical differences.

I'd rather see control tyres from any manufacturer, so rather than sponsor a team, the rider could choose Michelin one race, or Bridgestone, or whoever threw their towel into the mix with the same tyres available to everybody. Of course, it'd never happen but I'm not sure I believe in control tyres for formula racing (single make/model racing is a different matter)

At the top level (MotoGP) I think it is a bad idea, its for the tyre manufactures to prove their game ... without the drive to be the best under that much media exposure, where is the drive to be good at all?!!? ... like if Michelin were the brand at the mo, thy would just potter along, you can rest assured the R&D at Michelin are working overtime to make a better tyre at the mo

If we didn't have competition, we wouldn't have the amazing bikes you and I can buy these days ... same goes for tyres ...

Sure single tyre takes that factor out of the equation, but why do we need equality at the top level?

What Blue said.

MotoGP is supposed to be a race series for prototype technology, which should eventually filter down to the road bikes we buy. IMHO that should include tyres. In fact, it's a shame Dunlop weren't able to continue in the series and continue to develop their tyres - a 3-make tyre contest could be far more interesting than the current setup.

Originally Posted by El Saxo

What Blue said.

MotoGP is supposed to be a race series for prototype technology, which should eventually filter down to the road bikes we buy. IMHO that should include tyres. In fact, it's a shame Dunlop weren't able to continue in the series and continue to develop their tyres - a 3-make tyre contest could be far more interesting than the current setup.

or even throw pirelli in the mix as well.