| I saw one of the Italian privateers moaning in an interview about the fact that the deal with Pirelli means you don't actually own the tyres. He says it costs him more because he can't sell part worn tyres on.
Neil Hodgson had a bit of a dig on the beeb saying that lap times were about three seconds a lap slower towards the end of the race at valencia this year compared to last. He also made the point that the fastest riders are still at the front and the slow coaches are still at the back. Introducing a control tyre has no impact whatsoever on the riders level of skill was the gist of it.
There are loads of issues with control tyres in motorsport at world championship level. I personally don't think its made much difference. Control tyres are OK for one make championships but not really at world level. Some say the WSB is the Ducati cup anyway!!
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