Sylvain Guintoli testing MotoGP’s much-needed new front slick

Michelin working on crucial update | View in browser MOTOGP | MAT OXLEY Sylvain Guintoli testing MotoGP's much-needed new front slick Before Matteo Flamigni became crew chief to MotoGP's latest star Marco Bezzecchi he spent 18 years as Valentino Rossi's data engineer, including ten working with legendary crew chief Jeremy Burgess, so he knows a bit… MotoGP badly needs a better front slick, everyone knows that. And now it looks like the class of kings could get this new tyre for the 2024 season. Former World Superbike and EWC champion Sylvain Guintoli is already helping to develop the tyre in secret test sessions. If Michelin is happy with progress, MotoGP's five factory test riders – Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori, Ducati's Michele Pirro, Honda's Stefan Bradl, KTM's Dani Pedrosa and Yamaha's Cal Crutchlow – will be next to try the tyre. Then full-time MotoGP riders will evaluate the tyre during September's post-San Marino Grand Prix tests and again at the post-season Valencia tests and at next year's pre-season tests at Sepang, Malaysia, and Losail, Qatar... READ MORE PHOTO: MAT OXLEY SUBSCRIBER CONTENT | MAT OXLEY "Dunlop's new tyres for the TT spell a new lap record"    "Isle of Man TT bikes now feature technology originally conceived in F1, such as downforce aerodynamics" writes Mat Oxley in our latest print issue: available to subscribers. READ MORE SHOP PROMOTION New in: Motor Sport shop Joan Mir 2020 MotoGP World Champion Signed Photo VALENTINO ROSSI: ALL HIS RACES | By Mat Oxley | Book | Hardback Valentino Rossi Career Tribute Signed Collage Giacomo Agostini| MotoGP | Pit Lane Prints | Art Print Giacomo Agostini 1970 Brands Hatch 500cc Signed Photo No2 Racing Number Folding Stool Share this newsletter: Stay up to date  Update your preferences to select the content you wish to receive.   UPDATE NOW  Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy. Motor Sport magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE Company no. 05471049, Vat no. 871 544 60