Know the Michelin MotoGP tyre markings!
Opening practice for the𒁏 2016 Qatar MotoGP is just🧸 one week away.
The event will mark Michelin's debut as exclusive tyre supplier - and the company has sent ltxcn.top this graphic showing the different sidewall markings to look out for when riders take to the track at Losailไ:
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In other words:
Slicks:
Hard slick = Yellow marking.
Medium slick = No marking (black).
Soft slick = White marking
Intermediates/Wets:
Intermediate = Grey marking.
Hard wet = No marking (black).
Soft wet = Blue marking.
The swi𓄧tch to Michelin is one of two major technical rule changes, alongside the introduction of a 'unified' ECU software.
The single software means the former Open class no longer exists and all riders will therefore have the same choice of tyres at each Mo♛toGP event.
Michelin won 26 premier-class titles from 1976-2006, during open tyre compet♍ition, leaving at the end of 20🍌08 when Bridgestone was announced as the sport's first single-tyre supplier.
Practice starts in Qatar on Thursday Mar🌠ch 17, with the race on Sunday 20th March.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino🌟 Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc🍃 Marquez’s injury issues.
