The Qatar Grand Prix, the season’s only night race, presents unique and unusual challenges for Bridgestone’s tyres. Night-time temperatures are relatively cool at below 25 degrees Celsius, meaning that softer tyre compounds are required to generate good grip and feeling for the riders. However tyre wear is relatively high because of the nature of the tarmac. Being located in the desert outside Qatar’s capital Doha, sand blown onto the circuit makes for a very abrasive surface, demanding harder tyre compounds in order to provide sufficient durability.
Bridgestone’s approach to these challenges remains unchanged from last year when tyre performance and rider feedback was good. This means the medium and extra hard compound slick tyres have been selected alongside the medium and hard rear slicks, to provide a balance of cool-weather performance and good wear resistance.
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The circuit conditions also change throughout the course of each evening as the temperature starts to drop and the track becomes more slippery. The temperature differential can be sufficient to create high humidity and damp patches on track. This is one of the main reasons that the race this year, will start one hour earlier than in 2010, at 2200hrs local time. This year the MotoGP schedule has returned to three 45minute free practice sessions and one hour of qualifying. At Losail the first practice session gets underway on Thursday 17 March at 1955hrs local time.
Mikio Masunaga – Vice President and Official Member of the Board, Bridgestone Corporation "We send our deepest condolences to the people suffering from last week’s terrible Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake Disaster. We sincerely hope that quality of life and a sense of normality can be restored for all those affected by this tragedy and the Bridgestone group promise to help with the all-out relief and recovery effort. At this moment, in the current situation, we are working hard to ensure our MotoGP tyre supply is unaffected and I am confident that we will achieve this. Many Japanese manufacturers and personnel are involved in MotoGP and our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families at this time. We will continue to provide our best support to all MotoGP teams and riders throughout 2011.”
Bridgestone’s approach to these challenges remains unchanged from last year when tyre performance and rider feedback was good. This means the medium and extra hard compound slick tyres have been selected alongside the medium and hard rear slicks, to provide a balance of cool-weather performance and good wear resistance.
Click Here To Watch
The circuit conditions also change throughout the course of each evening as the temperature starts to drop and the track becomes more slippery. The temperature differential can be sufficient to create high humidity and damp patches on track. This is one of the main reasons that the race this year, will start one hour earlier than in 2010, at 2200hrs local time. This year the MotoGP schedule has returned to three 45minute free practice sessions and one hour of qualifying. At Losail the first practice session gets underway on Thursday 17 March at 1955hrs local time.
Mikio Masunaga – Vice President and Official Member of the Board, Bridgestone Corporation "We send our deepest condolences to the people suffering from last week’s terrible Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake Disaster. We sincerely hope that quality of life and a sense of normality can be restored for all those affected by this tragedy and the Bridgestone group promise to help with the all-out relief and recovery effort. At this moment, in the current situation, we are working hard to ensure our MotoGP tyre supply is unaffected and I am confident that we will achieve this. Many Japanese manufacturers and personnel are involved in MotoGP and our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families at this time. We will continue to provide our best support to all MotoGP teams and riders throughout 2011.”
Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/eB2EDlMPY7s/Watch+Grand+Prix+Qatar+MotoGP+2011+live+Online
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