MotoGP organisers have announced that intermediate tyres will be dropped after just a single season of use. On its return as the championship's official tyre supplier, Michelin introduced an intermediate tyre for use in mixed conditions, when either a slick or full wet tyre would have been unsuitable. However, riders frequently commented that the intermediate rubber's ideal operating window was too narrow to use in flag-to-flag races, meaning it was very rarely used. As such, Michelin has now agreed to drop the tyre for 2017 following a meeting of the Grand Prix Commission in Madrid earlier this month. The allocation of dry and wet tyres will remain changed, but an additional specification...
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