Michelin replaces hard front tyre for Portimao return
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Michelin has changed the hard front tyre option on offer for this weekend’s penultimate MotoGP round in Portimao, compared to the earlier April event. MotoGP Podcast – Click here to listen to , Harry Benjamin and our own Pete McLaren talk MotoGP That should be good news for the likes of KTM’s Miguel Oliveira, who dominated last November’s inaugural race with a symmetric hard front tyre but – like most of the field – didn’t like the different asymmetric hard option brought for this April’s return.”ad_That prompted Oliveira, who had only qualified tenth, to choose the medium front. But it soon overheated, resulting in a fall.Tech3 KTM’s Danilo Petrucci was the only rider to race the asymmetric hard front in April, managing 13th place. The rest, including dominant winner and newly crowned world champion Fabio Quartararo, ran with the medium (symmetric) front.Related MotoGP podcast with : Paul Smart, Ducati MotoE, RNF Yamaha Poncharal: Tough 2021, excited for Remy and Raul in 2022“After the emotional rollercoaster of Misano, with its incredible highs and lows, we are now back at the physical rollercoaster of Portimao with its elevation changes,” said Piero Taramasso, Michelin Motorsport Two-Wheel Manager.“The allocation for this race is slightly different to the previous race back in April.”We took onboard the feedback from the riders regarding the Hard compound asymmetric front option and have replaced that tyre with a symmetric version to give them improved feedback and confidence when turning into corners.”Related Barracuda joins Razali’s RNF Yamaha team for MotoGP 2022 Razali talks new RNF Racing MotoGP team, Stigefelt splitRiders struggled with feeling during corner entry with the asymmetric tyre, particularly during the transition from the centre compound when upright to the edge compound as they began to lean.Rear tyre choice was evenly split between the medium and hard (both asymmetric), in April.
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