Michelin promises to resolve tyre issues

The French tyre manufacturer admitted that the performance of its tyres has not been good enough at Brno this weekend, in the wet or the dry, with riders complaining that they were losing grip at the front after just three laps.

This follows on from a disastrous showing in Laguna Seca, before the summer break, where Michelin brought tyres that were too conservative for the conditions.

"Today's qualifying results were well below our expectations," said Michelin's director of motorcycle racing Jean-Philippe Weber. "We are having some problems with our rain tyres here, and in the dry yesterday our front tyre performance wasn't good enough for our riders.

"We face a difficult situation, also considering our results at recent races. Now we must have some deep discussions with our partners in order to understand our problems, so that we can do everything in our power to create the best tyre options for the next races."