At the end of his British Grand Prix, Cal Crutchlow railed against a ranking far from his hopes of glory in front of his public. But he was also surprised to find himself so far behind the winner Álex Rins. More than 19 seconds in around twenty laps is indeed a difficult gap to digest when you are still driving the Honda of the year. Then the Englishman looked at his tires, and Mugello came back to his mind...
Suddenly, attention was focused on the products made available by the single manufacturer. A situation that other pilots also experienced. Cal Crutchlow could therefore elaborate on the grip problems encountered on the route of Silverstone. With the parallel on his misadventures already experienced at Mugello. So, between the two parties, the controversy is still ongoing...
More Piero Taramasso did not remain silent and replied to the Englishman: “ we don't have the team data but we can check our data. We didn't notice any problems with the tires. He was a little off topic by saying it was the same problem as at Mugello, because it's not the same thing. »
The Michelin man then continued: “ in Italy he had lost a piece of the tread due to a mechanical failure and we don't know what the cause was. At Silverstone, on the other hand, the new asphalt and high temperatures made the track slippery. From then on, the tires slipped more. »
Taramasso developed : " the motorcycles were set with a certain anti-slip rate for a certain temperature, but as it was hotter, the rear tire slipped more. Excessive slippage caused the tires to heat up and lose grip. This overheating produced the formation of blisters which reduce the performance of the rubber. The appearance is not pretty, but it does not generate performance or security problems. All the drivers got it, including Márquez, Rins and Valentino. » See you in the next round…
