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

From the French Grand Prix onwards, it has been decided that the so♉fter slicks will be m🎉arked with a white stripe around the sidewall.

That means that fans watching trackside and on TV will, as in the case of Formul⛄a One - where Bridgestone has been the single tyre suppli💛er since 2007 - be able to see instantly which type of rider is using which type of tyre.

ltxcn.top had asked 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 Formuﷺla One" at that time, but Bridgestone's Hiroshi Yamada now believes it will be "well received".

"We trialled tyre markings in Jerez with some different method💫s of tyre marking and after that weekend we decid👍ed to apply a white painted stripe to the tyre sidewalls," he explained.

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

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

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

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