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MotoGP Buriram: Michelin expecting all factories to run hard tyres

Michelin have said that they’re expecting all of the factory teams to use the harder rear tyre during tomorrows MotoGP race after high track temperatures caught the tyre manufacturer out in Buriram. Currently Michelin are forced to decide what tyres they will bring at the start of the season. With it being a new venue, Michelin were forced to guess what tyres to bring. Unfortunately un-seasonably high temperatures have seen the track up to ten degrees higher than when the paddock was testing around the circuit in February. After complaints from multiple riders about tyre life, Michelin manager Piero Taramasso said that they have studied data and spoken to teams, and they expect all of...
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