What was the big draw about Superbike racing to Pirelli?
“We desperately wanted to part of British Superbikes, as we did World Superbikes, because the machines they are racing are very close to what people can buy on Monday from a shop. As the Managing Director of motorcycling for Pirelli I have to make sure everyone in BSB is satisfied with the tyre so we can then bring the technology into the market knowing that these racers have pushed the rubber to the limit. It’s not like in car racing when the vehicles are nothing like what you can buy from a shop; these race bikes are very similar to what you can pay for. ” Q: The British weather has hindered testing here. How has that affected Pirelli? “It would have been better to test more; it is always nicer to do more testing. “The official tests in Spain went very well – better than we expected. “But on our part it always helps when the riders are good because they can make the tyres good. “Snetterton wasn’t a total disaster – it gave us time to discuss with the teams and they all seemed confide
