Bridgestone celebrated its 100th victory in MotoGP during the Misano GP and have released this special video to mark the event.
You’ll get to see interviews a with current MotoGP stars like Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa, Ben Spies, Andrea Dovizioso and former stars like Loris Capirossi, Makoto Tamada, Troy Bayliss and Chris Vermeulen all talk about their most memorable race using these tires and the video also includes some great race footage.
Bridgestone became MotoGP’s sole tire supplier in 2009 after two top riders decided to jump ship at the end of 2007 when Casey Stoner dominated the championship on the B-tires with ten victories and two other wins went to Bridgestone shod riders, Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi (Valentino Rossi at the start of 2008 and Dani Pedrosa after the 2008 Misano GP which resulted in split garages with their team mates) and during the 2008 Czech GP the riders voted en masse to introduce a single tire manufacturer, and Michelin who had been the other manufacturer in the series decided to not to submit a proposal to FIM’s and Dorna’s tender.