MotoGP control tyre supplier Michelin will expand its allocation to four compounds when free practice begins on Friday as the French firm has had no opportunity to test on the new asphalt. Michelin's range this weekend will comprise four front and four rear compounds as opposed to the customary three of each. This is to give all the riders, teams and manufacturers the maximum opportunity to match the tyres which will work the best for them. Available in soft, medium and two hard versions for both the front and rear, the range also has a split in the designs of the front specification of tyres, with the soft being asymmetric – with a harder right-hand-side – whilst the other three are...
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