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

Dunlop hopes to make Moto3 tyre choice 'much more difficult' with the debut of new op🧜tions for this weekend's Le Mans ro𒊎und.
The Soft '1' and Medium '1' rears use the same construction as their predecessors, but have a new compound that has been deveꩲloped and tested over the last🎐 18 months, receiving final confirmation at a post-race test in Jerez last week.
Th♛e 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 operating window.
"Our aim with the new Moto3 options is to make tyre choice much more difficult," explained Dunlop Motorsport's inter♔national event m🌠anager Simon Betney.
"Th♔e 2014 medium was☂ versatile and well-loved so it riders would seldom choose anything else. The new medium is an improvement but the soft could give riders a whole new race strategy.
"𓂃While 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 excitin🍷g racing witꦺh varied strategies."
Dunlop has allocated the softest tyres in its range ๊for Moto3 (and Moto2)🔥 this weekend.
"Le Mans is ♌one of the lowest energy tracks so we are giving the riders the option to choose the softest tyres available for this season," Betney c♔onfirmed.
"Even though it was very warm last year the majority of rid🐻ers went for the softest options so it will be interesting to see if they like the softer-still 2015 variants."
From Le Mans onwards the Moto3 front tyres will 👍have a new siz💫e with a narrower and deeper profile, aimed at improving feedback and grip.

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