The Bridgestone press office released it's usual post-race debrief after last weekend's round of MotoGP at the Motorland Aragon circuit. In the press release, Shinji Aoki talks about how the vastly different weather conditions on Sunday affected tire choice, convincing all of the riders to try the harder front tire which almost no one had tested before the race:
Aragon MotoGP™ debrief with Shinji Aoki
Wednesday 3 October 2012
Bridgestone slick compounds available: Front: Soft, Medium, Extra-Hard. Rear: Medium, Hard (Asymmetric)
Bridgestone wet tyre compounds available: Soft (Main), Hard (Alternative)
Last Sunday’s Aragon Grand Prix was won by Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa, the Spaniard finally winning at the circuit after finishing runner-up the previous two years.
In what has been an almost regular occurrence this season, bad weather affected the first couple of days of action at Aragon, requiring wet tyres to be used for the first three sessions. The rain did clear for Sunday, but temperatures were still not high for the race with a peak track temperature of thirty degrees Celsius recorded. The limited dry track time and moderate track temperature meant that tyre choice for the race was consistent throughout the grid, with all riders opting for the softer rear slick and all but three riders selecting the harder front slick.
