As is the case after every race weekend, Bridgestone today issued their post-race debrief press release, with the Japanese tire company's view of the weekend. With tires a subject of constant discussion during the weekend, there is much to talk about, but the most intriguing nugget of information in this press release comes in Aoki's explanation of why all of the prototype riders went for the soft rear tire, and the role which electronics and set up has come to play in determining tire choice. With this in mind, Bridgestone brought a new rear tire to be tested at Barcelona on Monday, and Aoki explains Bridgestone goal with this new rear tire. The press release appears below:
Catalan MotoGP™ debrief with Shinji Aoki
Thursday 20 June 2013
Bridgestone slick compounds available: Front: Medium & Hard. Rear: Soft, Medium & Hard (Asymmetric)
Bridgestone wet tyre compounds available: Hard (Main), Soft (Alternative)
Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo rode peerlessly under pressure to win last Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix ahead of the Repsol Honda duo of Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez.
Tyres were a major talking point over the race weekend, with hot conditions setting track temperatures soaring with a peak of 57°C during Sunday’s race that tested the tyres to the limit. Despite the scorching conditions, the overall race pace was improved on last year and in qualifying, Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa recorded a lap-time of 1’40.893 seconds, smashing the old pole position record set by Casey Stoner with qualifying tyres in 2008.
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