MotoGP tyre supplier Bridgestone has announced which compounds will be used for the remaining races of the 2011 season. The decision to declare the compounds – including some changes - comes following meetings of the Safety Commission and is agreed by riders, governing body the FIM and commercial rights holder Dorna.
For Laguna Seca, softer rear Slicks will be used in an attempt to improve warm-up performance. From Brno onwards, more significant changes will kick into effect such as Bridgestone providing every rider with a greater number of front Slicks (three front Slick compound choices) and changing the allocation for rear Slicks as well.
“We have worked hard with the FIM, Dorna and the riders to make this proposal and the necessary regulation amendments and we make these significant changes to our tyre compound allocation procedure as part of our ongoing efforts to focus more on improving warm-up performance,” explains Hirohide Hamashima of Bridgestone.
“When rider comments about warm-up performance started last year, we developed the extra soft compound rubber for the rear tyres to improve the situation. Then at the start of this year we already selected softer compound options for five of the first nine races, again to provide tyres that warm-up more quickly. Then during the Italian Grand Prix we decided to bring softer spec rears to a further six of the remaining nine races.
“With this latest change to our tyre approach, we very much hope to arrive at a situation where the riders feel satisfied with the extra tyre choices they have each weekend and more comfortable with additional softer tyres in the cooler morning sessions.
“We have spent a great deal of time speaking personally with riders, especially in recent months, and the raft of changes that we have proposed are in direct response to their feedback and comments, specifically relating to the warm-up performance of our tyres in the cooler morning sessions.”
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