Michelin will bring a brand-new softer construction front tyre this weekend to their home round of the MotoGP championship, in an attempt to cope with the colder conditions expected at the Le Mans circuit. The new front, alongside medium and hard options, will also be joined by two brand-new construction asymmetric rear tyres, with the soft and medium options both sporting a harder right shoulder to deal with the nature of the Bugatti circuit’s nine right handers. But, with anything possible weather-wise at the often cold and rain struck track, Nicolas Goubert, MotoGP project lead for the French firm, says the key is making sure they cover all bases. “The weather is often unsettled for...
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