Joan Mir cites the reduced importance of rider input on corner exit plus electronically extended tyre performance for making overtaking more difficult in MotoGP.
In a recent issue of the Crash.net MotoGP podcast, Scott Smart made the argument that the concept of tyre ‘performance’ needs to be redefined to help control MotoGP lap times.
By the end of this year, the MotoGP manufacturers and Dorna are expected to have agreed on the future technical rules for the 2027-2031 contract cycle.
Valentino Rossi to start from ninth on the grid in Sunday's French MotoGP after a 'scary' Saturday of low track temperatures and constant weather changes.
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto feels while Formula 1 enjoyed a better spectacle at the Austrian Grand Prix he is “really ashamed” the sport voted against changing the tyre specification as he saw it as “a great opportunity to somehow close up the field” to improve the racing show.
There will be no sudden surprises when it comes to tyre life in F1 2016, as Pirelli confirms that it expects more gradual degradation of its re-constructed race rubber.
Kate Walker questions whether now is the right time to be looking at a potential change to wheel sizes, which has a bigger impact on car design than you might think...
After being tested by teams at last week's Young Driver Test at Silverstone, Pirelli's new specification will make their race debut this weekend at the Hungaroring.
Pirelli has said that it will be looking closely at the dramatic tyre failures that occurred at the British Grand Prix, but will have some explaining to do after being summoned to meet the FIA Sporting Committee.