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MotoGP: Pedrosa jumps ship to Bridgestone
By Mike Scott on 01/09/2008 09:14:03
'We’re not talking about the performance of the tyre, but the matching of the rider and the tyre' insists HRC big-wig
DANI PEDROSA will switch from Michelin to Bridgestone tyres for the rest of the season, starting with his first tests on the Japanese rubber the day after the Misano GP.The news came in a shock announcement that stunned the paddock, barely an hour
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Michael Scott Column - Jan 2009
By Michael Scott on 15/01/2009 16:35:18
Mike Scott looks on at the continuing discontent within Honda and Rossi attempting to try his hand at World Superbikes
.Who runs Honda’s MotoGP team? Already when Pedrosa switched abruptly from Michelin to Bridgestone for the last five races people were suggesting it was the little feller’s manager Alberto Puig rather than anyone from the factory.Then Nicky hayden went
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MotoGP Sepang Preview - Whatever The Weather
By David Emmett on 18/10/2007 23:59:27
With Rain Due At Sepang, Can Michelin Finally Strike Back?
and Dani Pedrosa were implicated in putting pressure on Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta to introduce a single tire rule, a proposal which caused outrage in the paddock, press room and grandstands alike. Then, Rossi hinted that he could switch to Bridgestone
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MotoGP Winter Testing Roundup
By David Emmett on 14/12/2006 21:18:56
What's happened at MotoGP testing so far?
on the Suzukis, Capirossi on the Ducati, and Pedrosa on the Honda 800 all finished within 0.1 seconds of each other. Freshly crowned MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden was a couple of tenths behind, but the reason for this would only appear later.The next day
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Michael Scott Column - Oct 2008
By Michael Scott on 12/10/2008 20:21:11
Mike Scott looks on at the battle heating up between Rossi and Stoner.Is it a battle of who has the most fans, or who wins on track?
because the tyres they’d brought were unsafe. Six cars were left, all on Bridgestones.Some bad juju working there.Ducati have already done it with their ultra-expensive Desmosedici with headlights. Now at last, somebody mainstream has come up with a MotoGP
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MotoGP Season Preview - Won't Get Fooled Again
By David Emmett on 07/03/2008 13:26:39
MotoGP is nearly upon us. Can Stoner do it again, or will Rossi stage a mighty comeback? And how will Toseland fare in the top flight?
a switch to Bridgestone tires, handily also denying his rival Dani Pedrosa, and significantly, his team mate Jorge Lorenzo access to the Japanese rubber. The next maneuver was to utter veiled threats of leaving MotoGP early, or at least leaving
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