Since the MotoGP British Grand Prix, there has been a mandatory minimum front tyre pressure rule in place, with the risk of penalties for non-compliance. The goal was to ensure that tyres always operate within a safety window, preventing teams from running pressures dangerously low. However, few agree with the decision, and Max Biaggi also criticizes it.
Quoted by Motosan.es, the former rider expressed his opposition to the regulation and emphasized that tyre pressure is not within the rider’s control: ‘I don’t like this tyre pressure rule. I really don’t like the warning concept because it makes me think of football. Besides, these are things that don’t depend on the riders. They are there risking and fighting for everything, and then maybe you end up with a three-second disadvantage, even when you’re fighting for a championship’.
On the other hand, Biaggi highlighted that there is technology to make more resistant tyres: ‘I set the speed record on an electric bike with Voxan, reaching 470 km/h, and the tyres were Michelin. So, I think there is technology to make resistant tyres that ensure safety at certain speeds. However, considering that there is only one supplier, maybe there is no incentive to quickly bring all innovations to the track. But this tyre issue affects everything a bit and adds to aerodynamics, reducers, vortices, and things that risk distorting the race. Perhaps MotoGP should take a small step back’.