Michelin v Bridgestone

RCV600RR · Nov 27, 2015

THE MICHELIN PHILOSOPHY, A NEW CHALLENGE FOR THE MOTOGP RIDERS - PecinoGP

Not a bad article. It's true that the Michelins were not ideal for CS27. I think DP26 will be the biggest beneficiary. I think MM93 will crash a lot, then eventually clock it.

Thoughts?

Jumkie · Nov 27, 2015

Depends on whether everyone has to run Rossi spec tires.

gekko1ro · Nov 27, 2015

At the beginning of the article, the author says that the tires were developed for the wild delivery of power of the 500 two strokes, quote:

"Those 500 two-strokes had wild power delivery, and corners needed squaring off; meaning minimal time was spent leaned over. These needs led to the French engineers to design rear tire with maximum traction, relegating the front to little more than a supporting element under braking."

Then, a few paragraphs later, he said that Stoner would suffer the most, because of his "squaring off" the corners style, quote:

"Casey Stoner would be the rider who would suffer most with Michelin for his on/off type of radical piloting. He is a rider who enters a corner, squares it off and bangs the gas wide open"

Isn't he contradicting himself (the author)?

Dr No · Nov 28, 2015

It's a crap article.
Not only the contradiction Gekko mentions but the whole bit on "trail" and contact patch. wtf
And the .... about DNA of the front. I only ever recall Michelins being known for having higher levels of grip but being less predictable in break-away than say, the slidey Dunlops.
Anyhoo.

AntG · Nov 28, 2015

Casey didn't like the Michelins because he didn't get the good ones, you can only wonder what he'd have done if he got the tyre Elias used at Estoril.

RCV600RR · Dec 3, 2015

gekko1ro said:
At the beginning of the article, the author says that the tires were developed for the wild delivery of power of the 500 two strokes, quote:

"Those 500 two-strokes had wild power delivery, and corners needed squaring off; meaning minimal time was spent leaned over. These needs led to the French engineers to design rear tire with maximum traction, relegating the front to little more than a supporting element under braking."

Then, a few paragraphs later, he said that Stoner would suffer the most, because of his "squaring off" the corners style, quote:

"Casey Stoner would be the rider who would suffer most with Michelin for his on/off type of radical piloting. He is a rider who enters a corner, squares it off and bangs the gas wide open"

Isn't he contradicting himself (the author)?

Agree - I noticed that too.

RCV600RR · Dec 3, 2015

Jumkie said:
Depends on whether everyone has to run Rossi spec tires.

Here we go again...

I thought Krops settled this?

RCV600RR · Dec 3, 2015

AntG said:
Casey didn't like the Michelins because he didn't get the good ones, you can only wonder what he'd have done if he got the tyre Elias used at Estoril.

True. He was always very fast in practice, then would get a dud tyre.

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