Controversy over the use of electronic aids in Formula One had forced the FIA to either restrict or simply banned its use. New 2008 MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi thinks that the same thing should be done in the premier motorcycle series.
Asked to comment on the fact that it has been two years since there had been a last-lap lead change, Rossi said: "That's a very bad thing. It's worrying."
The Yamaha rider qualified the latest generation of 800cc bikes as "boring" because of the ease at which they could be ridden on the limit was a contributing factor. Rossi added that while he believed that reducing the reliance on electronic aids such as traction control would help to solve the problem, he didn't believe that it was likely to happen in the near future.
"I don't think the single-tyre (rule) is the solution for this problem also," he added. "I repeat: the electronics are very sophisticated, the technical evolution is incredible, and next year will be even worse."
photo:Bridgestone
Asked to comment on the fact that it has been two years since there had been a last-lap lead change, Rossi said: "That's a very bad thing. It's worrying."
The Yamaha rider qualified the latest generation of 800cc bikes as "boring" because of the ease at which they could be ridden on the limit was a contributing factor. Rossi added that while he believed that reducing the reliance on electronic aids such as traction control would help to solve the problem, he didn't believe that it was likely to happen in the near future.
"I don't think the single-tyre (rule) is the solution for this problem also," he added. "I repeat: the electronics are very sophisticated, the technical evolution is incredible, and next year will be even worse."
photo:Bridgestone