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As we revealed a few weeks ago, Michelin will not supply the front tyre with 2016 carcass for the Jerez GP, but will allow riders to test it on the Monday after the race. The weekend's supply will therefore comprise all those tyres used up until now, with three different compounds for both front and rear.
In terms of rear tyres, the medium solution will be asymmetrical with a harder left side, while the soft and hard tyres will both be symmetrical, as are the front solutions. As for wet options, soft and hard compounds are available.
Manager Piero Taramasso clarifies the situation: “After all the fly-away races it is good to be starting the European leg of the season and travelling to venues that are closer to home, which have with easier logistics. Jerez is one of the tracks that we are targeting for improvements this season. It is a low grip circuit, with many directional changes, as well as being quite narrow.
The diversity of the corner layout means that we need to offer a tyre with a balanced character to provide good handling from low speed through to high speed corners and from flat turns to changes in elevation, so this makes it quite technical in all aspects. We have a range of tyres that will give us the sort of progress we are looking to make and then on the Monday at the test we will be supplying some new options, as well as giving the riders some existing alternatives to try out and make comparisons with the tyres we already have in the range. Jerez itself is an amazing event, full of excitable and colourful fans and it’s a race that has given some memorable battles and is certainly a great place to start at in Europe.”
