Moto3 Le Mans: New Dunlops 'make tyre choice difficult'

"Our aim with the new Moto3 options is to make tyre choice much more difficult... Hopefully we will see some exciting racing with varied strategies."
Moto3: New Dunlops 'make tyre choice difficult'

Dunlop hopes to make Moto3 tyre choice 'much more dif🐓ficult' with the debut of new options for this weekend's Le Mans 🌜round.

The Soft '1' and Medium '1' rears use the same construction as their predecessors, but have a new c🅰ompound that has been developed and tested over the last 18 months, receiving final confirmation at a post-race test in Jerez last week.

The Soft '1' is stronger and has been designed to be a more attractive race option, while the Medium '1' has more grip, strength and a wider ဣoperating window.

"Our aim w🌳ith the new Moto3 options is to make tyre choice much more difficult," explained Dunlop Motorsport's international event manager Simon Betney.

"The 2014 medium was versatile and well-loved so it riders would seldom ch♐oose anything else.🍌 The new medium is an improvement but the soft could give riders a whole new race strategy.

"While both retain grip levels through a race distance, the ♛soft has a peak performance earlier in the race compared to the medium that can possibly bring an advantage towards the end.

"Hopefully we will see some exciting racing with varied st✃rategie🐈s."

Du🌳nlop has allocated the softest tyres in its range for Moto3 (and Moto2) this weꦯekend.

"Le Mans is one of the lowest energy track💧s so we are giving the riders the option to choose the softest tyres available for this season," Betney confirmed.

"Even though it was very warm last year the majority of riders went for the softest options so it will be interesting to see if t𒁃hey like the softer-still 2015 variants."

From Le Mans onwards the Moto3 front tyre🐬s will have a new ꦓsize with a narrower and deeper profile, aimed at improving feedback and grip.

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