En l’état des choses, il semble difficile de vraiment “faire parler” cette courbe comparative entre les chronos de Jorge Lorenzo durant les deux dernières éditions du Grand Prix d’Italie.
What seems obvious is that the Bridgestone front tire allowed you to attack very hard during the first 4 or 5 laps, which Jorge Lorenzo did not do this year. Valentino Rossi also easily caught up after braking a little too long.
In the middle of the race the two tire mounts seem to balance each other.
At the end of the race, the Michelin could appear more consistent, but we must not forget that in 2016 Lorenzo had Marquez on his butt, while he finished the 2015 race with 5 seconds in advance after having up to more than 8 seconds in the race. What role did Japanese tires play in this slowdown? Only Lorenzo knows, but we can try to look anyway...
To be continued…
