Ahead of the start of the 2013 MotoGP season, Bridgestone issued a press release in which the Japanese tire manufacturer's head of motorsport Hiroshi Yamada gives his view of the year to come. Yamada walks through the (minor) changes in tire allocations, talks about the different requirements for the CRT machines in MotoGP, and the differences between the 2012 and 2013 tires to be made available to the MotoGP teams.
Bridgestone’s Hiroshi Yamada discusses the upcoming 2013 MotoGP™ season
Thursday, 10 January 2013
With the first MotoGP™ pre-season test of 2013 less than a month away, Hiroshi Yamada, Manager of Bridgestone’s Motorsport Department, explains the development work the Japanese tyre manufacturer has undertaken ahead of its fifth year as Official Tyre Supplier to the world’s premier class of motorcycle road racing.
Yamada-san, last season presented Bridgestone with a significant challenge to produce tyres that met the demands of the new 1000cc MotoGP machines while delivering improved levels of rider safety. Are you satisfied that the 2012 specification tyres achieved their objective?
“Most definitely. Our goal was to provide a family of tyres that were safer, easier for riders to understand and have the performance to meet the demands of the new generation of 1000cc MotoGP motorcycles. Based on the empirical data and feedback from the riders, we achieved this objective so yes, I am very satisfied.
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