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BSB’s 2025 tyre “hasn’t given us any advantage but it’s made our competitors faster,” according to Honda’s Tommy Bridewell.
The 2023 British Superbike Champion, Tommy Bridewell, stated that the tyre being used in the 2025 season has benefitted other manufacturers more than Honda.
British Superbike Championship has been utilizing a single rear tyre option since the 2024 season, with this year’s tyre being slightly softer compared to the previous year.
After two rounds and five races into the 2025 BSB season, Yamaha has shown dominance with Bradley Ray claiming four out of five wins and reigning champion Kyle Ryde also securing podium finishes.
Ducati has also been strong, with podiums from Glenn Irwin, Leon Haslam, and Rory Skinner, who obtained his first podium of the season.
Honda, besides Ducati and Yamaha, has only managed to secure a podium finish through DAO Racing’s Josh Brookes in Race 1 at Donington.
Tommy Bridewell, of Honda Racing UK, expressed the challenges they faced with the new tyre not providing them with any significant advantage while making their competitors faster.
Bridewell mentioned that their race times and pace are similar to last year when they were fighting for podiums, but now only seem to be competitive for sixth or seventh place.
