virgivaughn: Bridgestone Press Release: Shinji Aoki Talks 1000c MotoGP Machines At Motegi

Bridgestone issued its customary post-race press release after Motegi, this time containing a debrief with Shinji Aoki, in which he talks about Motegi's stop-and-go nature, how the tires are holding up under the 1000cc MotoGP machines, and why tire choice was completely uniform at the Japanese Grand Prix:

Motegi MotoGP™ debrief with Shinji Aoki
Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Bridgestone slick compounds available: Front: Soft, Medium, Hard. Rear: Soft, Medium (Asymmetric)
Bridgestone wet tyre compounds available: Soft (Main), Hard (Alternative)

Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa won for the second consecutive time at Motegi in a race that saw an all-Spanish podium with Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo and San Carlo Honda Gresini’s Alvaro Bautista placing second and third respectively.

Weather conditions over the whole weekend were excellent with sunny dry conditions and track temperatures around the thirty degree Celsius mark allowing riders to assess all the slick tyre options during practice and qualifying. With optimal track conditions for the race and plenty of time to refine a dry setup, tyre choice for Sunday’s race was uniform across the whole grid with the harder front slick used in combination with the softer rear slick.

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2012