MotoGP <\/a>races with KTM before two years at Aprilia and last season at Yamaha, has adapted quickly, taking three podiums for BMW at his home round in Portimao.<\/p>\n“Working window”<\/p>\n
\u201cThe biggest thing with the Pirellis is that you have a working window of 40\u00b0 with the front tyre,\u201d Motomatters.com quotes Oliveira as saying at Assen.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo even if you ride the track on 10\u00b0C or 40\u00b0, you know the front tyre will warm up and will stay there.<\/p>\n
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“The rear tyre changes in a normal way, but the general characteristic is that you feel you have the tyre supported just by the air and not by a stiff carcass and then the rubber.”<\/p>\n
Those comments align with previous explanations from Pirelli Motorcycle Racing director Giorgio Barbier.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor sure, we\u2019ve got different casing, different dimensions, different compounds [compared to Michelin] and so that means how the pressure works inside our tyres will be different,\u201d Barbier told Crash.net.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor instance, we will have for sure a higher [working] pressure than what they are using now. The need for deflection they\u2019ve got now\u2026 probably it’s not as necessary with our tyres.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oliveria added that, from his experience, it\u2019s probably easier to move from Pirelli to Michelin than vice versa.<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, a WorldSBK team manager told Motomatters.com that the performance of the Pirellis doesn’t drastically alter due to pressure fluctuations caused by dirty air behind other bikes:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bike doesn’t change much if the [Pirelli tyre] pressure is 2.1 or 2.4 bar.\u201d<\/p>\n
The current Michelin minimum pressures are 1.8 bar for the front and 1.68 bar for the rear.<\/p>\n
Full-time grand prix riders are expected to get their first outing on Pirelli\u2019s 2027 MotoGP tyres during June\u2019s post-race Brno test.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Michelin is swapping with Pirelli by taking over as WorldSBK’s exclusive tyre supplier next season.<\/p>\n
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