Incidents mar Michelin MotoGP test
Thursday's Michelin MotoGP tyre test at Sepang has seen a seওries of high-speed accidents.
Aleix Espargaro (Suzuki), Jack Miller (Honda), Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) and Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) all fell at either the Turn 3 right-hander or Turn 5 left hander. Turn 5 ha♒d also been the sc🅘ene of three accidents for factory test riders earlier this month.
Fort♉unately Lorenzo, like the other riders, walked awa♉y.
Today's test marks the first time that race riders have tried the prototype 2016 Michelin rubber. Michelin is taking over from Bridgestone as MotoGP's exclusive s༺upplier from next season. Riders are prevented from🎃 speaking to the media due to existing contracts with Bridgestone, with no official lap times available.
Prior to Thursday the MotoGP riders had spent three dꦰays at Sepang o༒n Bridgestone tyres.
Michelin say today's falls were caused by difference in grip balance between front and rea... -- ltxcn.top MotoGP (@crash_motogp) Dovi with his bike after falling at very fast turn 3 right hander. Same place as Lorenzo. -- ltxcn.top MotoGP (@crash_motogp) -- ltxcn.top MotoGP (@crash_motogp) Suzuki's Aleix Espargaro has also had an off -- ltxcn.top MotoGP (@crash_motogp) Jack Miller's bike is returned after fall during Michelin tyre test -- ltxcn.top MotoGP (@crash_motogp) 
Peter has been in t✱he 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 is🎉sues.
