Valentino Rossi believes that Michelin’s rear-tyre problems in MotoGP are Ducati-related, as well as being associated with the taller and heavier riders. The previous round was run in two segments to MotoGP’s ‘flag-to-flag’ rules after Scott Redding had suffered a rear-tyre delamination in practice in Argentina, and Loris Baz had a huge blow-out in testing in Malaysia. When asked if he thought the problem was specific to taller riders, Yamaha rider Rossi replied: “For me, it’s altogether. It’s the taller rider, a bit heavier like Baz and Redding, especially it’s the bike.  “So it’s a tall rider with the bike,” he clarified. “During the winter tests and the first...
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