MOTOGP
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 3 / APRIL 10, 2016
CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS / AUSTIN, TEXAS
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at the next first-gear corner,
leading onto the straight, had
a similar result. "I was having
trouble stopping with a full tank,"
he explained, later expound-
ing further. Compared with the
Bridgestone, the front Michelin
has "not the same confidence.
Last year you could lose the
front and recover it. Now you
can't. It seems the range of
front tire. "Michelin told me it
would be good for 12 or 15 laps,
and after that I would have to
manage to the situation more."
It was as predicted; his lap
times dropped by almost two
seconds by the end, "…but it
was enough."
Lorenzo had led into the first
corner, only to run wide and
drop to fourth. A similar lunge
just three rounds.
"When I was more than one
second slower than Lorenzo at
the first tests, I was worried," he
said.
Step by step the bike had
improved, even more so he had
adapted his riding, and at this
track, as in Argentina, he could
ride at his cavalier best.
He had gambled on a soft
