Michelin has chosen to bring a revised specification of soft compound front tyre to the season-opening MotoGP race in Qatar following difficulties encountered during testing. Tyres have been a major talking point of the winter ahead of the French firm’s comeback as the championship sole’s tyre supplier for 2016. And while the most recent Qatar pre-season test featured fewer crashes than the previous one at Phillip Island last month, several riders suffered excessive wear using the soft compound front, particularly on longer runs. "Here, the 36 [specification] was good for some but too soft for others,” said Jorge Lorenzo after the conclusion of testing on Friday. “Michelin has...
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