Bridgestone officially introduced sidewall markings for its softer compound slick tyres du𓆏ring Friday free practice at Le Mans, after testing possible solutions during the previous Spanish Grand Prix.

From the French Grand Prix onwards, it has been decided that 🅠the softer slicks will be marked with a whit𓆏e stripe around the sidewall.

That means that fans watchingꦜ trackside and on TV will, as in the case of Formula One - where Bridgestone has been the single tyre supplier since 2007 - be able to see instantly which type of rider is 🧸using which type of tyre.

ltxcn.top had𒅌 askedඣ Bridgestone if it was planning just such a move before the season began.

Surprisingly, there was "no plan to differentiate tyres in MotoGP as is done in Formula One" at that t♛ime, but Bridgestone's Hiroshi Yamada now believes it will beౠ "well received".

"We trialled tyre markings in Jerez with some different methods of tyre markin𝓀g and after that weekend we decided to apply a white painted stripe to the tyre sidewalls," he explained.

"♒This will allow spectators, photographers, TV crews and anyone watching MotoGP to distinguish between the harder and softer compound Bridgestone slick options.

"We have experience of doing this in Formula One, where Bridgestone is also the Official Tyre Supplier, and the feedback we have from ཧthat series has been very positive.

"Now four races into our first se💛ason as MotoGP's Official Tyre Supplier, we have implemented a system that lets us transfer this experience to our MotoGP tyres,▨ and I hope it will be just as well received in this paddock," he added.

A green line around the tyre siꦿdewall is used to distinguish the softer compound in Formula One.