[kropotkin thinks...] - Riders Meeting To Discuss Safety - And Single Tire Rule?

[Ninjette Newsbot]

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Some unusual reports are coming out of Brno this evening. On Friday evening, there was a scheduled meeting of the riders' safety comission, but at that meeting, Valentino Rossi and Loris Capirossi arranged for another meeting, between all 17 of the current MotoGP riders and the CEO of Dorna, Carmelo Ezpeleta. The subject of that meeting was the dangers presented by the rapidly increasing corner speeds in MotoGP, and ideas were presented and discussed to tackle the problem.

Or at least, that's the official version, according to MotoGP.com, the website owned and operated by Dorna, the organizers of the MotoGP series. Respected motorcycle racing journalist Julian Ryder, however, is reporting over on Superbikeplanet.com that the main idea discussed was the institution of a single tire rule.

There is good reason to think that this is the case. With Michelin on course for their third hiding in a row, the Michelin riders are getting decidedly restive. According to Alberto Cani over at GPOne.com, the atmosphere in the Repsol Honda pit is very poor, with all of the anger directed at anyone wearing a blue and yellow Micheliin shirt. When asked by a Spanish journalist about what the relationship was like with the Michelin technicians, he replied: "I'd like to answer that question, but it would probably be better if I waited until another day."

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