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Lorenzo targets Michelin front tyre progress

– MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo says that Yamaha needs to make progress in understanding Michelin's front tyre, following pre-season testing in Valencia last week.Lorenzo, who claimed his third MotoGP crown in 2015, was sampling Michelin's new tyres, with the French company having replaced Bridgestone as the category's sole supplier.Along with understanding the tyres, Lorenzo believes further progress needs to be made regarding new-for-2016 electronics."At this moment we must improve the electronics because we are half a second slower than the last Grand Prix," he said."In this test I understood how to be faster with Michelin; the bike has improved, but we are...
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