The defection of Valentino Rossi from Michelin to Bridgestone at the end of the 2007 season sparked off a mass defection among the MotoGP riders, which eventually brought an end to the tire wars and saw the introduction of a single tire supplier in MotoGP for the 2009 season. Bridgestone - being the tire of choice among the top riders, after both Rossi and Dani Pedrosa had defected - was the riders' obvious favorite for the contract, but the Japanese tire giant was only sure of getting the contract once Michelin decided it would not submit a bid.
Since then, the battles in MotoGP have been fought with at least one weapon which all of the contestants know to be equal: the Bridgestone tires may have a very specific character, but the quality assurance from the Japanese company is outstanding, meaning very few bad tires make it to the track, and the randomized distribution system monitored by MotoGP's technical scrutineering department has enforced rigorous fairness.
So it comes as no surprise to learn that Bridgestone has been awarded a further three-year extension to the contract to supply tires in MotoGP. Bridgestone has the technology and the infrastructure already in place to continue to supply the series successfully, and the teams have mountains of data on the tires to base their race setup on.
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