Following the problems that several riders had with the front tyres during the MotoGP race at Brno last Sunday, Michelin will take a medium compound wet tyre to the next race at Silverstone. Jorge Lorenzo, Andrea Dovizioso and his Ducati teammate Iannone, among others, saw how the front tyres could not withstand the overheating caused by an asphalt that dried up as the laps went by. As a result, the rubber got detached from the carcass to a greater or lesser extent, which led to strong criticism from the riders. Michelin understands why they are unhappy, but at the same time it points out that it was them who decided to use the softest front compound, based on three reasons that Piero...
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