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alLe
Lv 5
alLe asked in SportsMotorcycle Racing · 1 decade ago

Michelin taking top 3 places?

Am I the only one who didn't expect that? I know that this is the qualification practice only but it's hard not to notice that the guys with Brigestone are way back and that the 3 front rows are almost all people with Michelin tyres.

So my question is: Is this year going to be better for Michelin, did they finally worked out their problems?

And probably another thing that will come out is... Did Rossi make a mistake by choosing Brigestone?

I know it's a bit early for comments like that but it's kind of bothering my mind..

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Hi A. Nik. the Michelin Qualifier has always been better than the Bridgestone. it appears nothing has changed there yet. but the thing to look at was that Stoner was so Quick in the first 2 laps it took everyone else another 6 laps to get close to the time even then i think it was down to qualifiers. Stoner and Rossi will be gone before the michelin boys know where they went. whether the bridgestones will keep going is another story, its going to be interesting to find out.

  • 1 decade ago

    You know that after Bridgstone took the title last year, Michelin must have been working there butts of to make proper tyres.

    They have have it all there own ways for so many years, they just rested on there winning ways.

    I think ( I may be wrong ) but Michelin had a 92 race win tally before Bridgestone broke it.

    The last non Mich was Wayne Rainey I think on Dunlops ! WOW how times have changed.

    What next PIRELLI ? Watch this space!

  • Dingo
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Hey A.nik

    I too went M,M,M when I saw it! But too soon to tell.

    laters

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