Former MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden says his support
for a controversial one-make tyre in next year’s world
championship is increasing ahead of the final decision next
weekend in Malaysia.
The American, who was dethroned as MotoGP world champion
last month in Japan by Ducati star Casey Stoner, believes a switch
to a one-make tyre rule for 2008 would create better racing for
fans, while crucially taking away the unknown element of
choosing tyres on a Thursday.
Rules introduced for 2007 saw riders limited to selecting 31 tyres
for a race weekend, with a final decision being taken on the
Thursday before Friday practice starts.
Dorna chief Carmelo Ezpeleta proposed a one-make tyre rule at
last month’s Japanese MotoGP after Nicky Hayden and team-mate
Dani Pedrosa and Yamaha’s factory team were told they couldn’t
clinch a tyre deal with Bridgestone for next season.
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