Pol Espargaro has said: “Don’t hold your tongue!” over whether there are defective Michelin tires in MotoGP.

Pol Espargarogot ‘wet’ about the lingering issue in a conversation with journalist Niko Abbado MotoGP with michelin tiresthe controversy that clouded the final stages of 2023 season begins with Jorge Martin’s famous defective rubber in Qatar.

The current test pilot is KTMHe laughed and said the following without mincing his words. Defective tires in MotoGP Existence: “It’s too much, but don’t pull your tongue!”

“Obviously, I don’t believe, and I don’t want to believe, that it was intentional. Competition tire manufacturing is much more manual than a road production line, so something like this… It happens.” Granollers.

On the same line, espargaro He added: “Everything is much more controlled. Not only production but also where the tires are stored.” MotoGP It turns out that the biggest change in grip strength is the change in temperature. Vibrating from top to bottom hardens the compound in the tire, making it very noticeable. Not only is the rubber manufacturing highly controlled, but it is also stored under appropriate conditions to prevent this from happening. But it happens. ”