Michelin-Motogp, a long history of disagreements in which Valentino Rossi is involved

This Thursday morning Michelin’s tire supplier and the exclusive leader of the MotOGP Rights, Dorna, announced that 2026 will be the last year in which the Clermont-Ferrand firm will be the only supplier of the championship and will not continue to be together in the new 850cc new season starting in 2027. The election fell to his competitor Italy starting in 2027. And the election fell to his opponent in Italy whose competitor Italian Pirelli That in this way, in addition to delivering the tires even until 2027 for F1, it will be responsible for making the same not only on the new motorcycle period but to the so -called ‘road to MotoGP’, from promotional glasses passing through Moto3 and Moto2, where it has been the unique supplier since 2024, and also accessing the Motoe call.

Again, Michelin defeated his single supplier’s status between complaints from the pilots. Since the beginning of the 4T age in MotOGP (2002) Michelin and Bridgestone were together in the championship, but decisions like Ducati greeted Bridgestone in 2005 or unilateral as the leader of the championship, Valentino Rossi, To ask Bridgestone for his Yamaha for 2008 – he was the wall that put Jorge Lorenzo on his arrival in Yamaha saying the different wheels were heated – or Dani PedrosaMediated campaign, ended leading to the fact that the Japanese firm became a single supplier between 2009 and 2015 forcing the French manufacturer’s removal after 36 years in championship

In 2016 Bridgestone decided to retire and Michelin returned as a single supplier. But since last year the pilots and teams have been critical and the massive accident of champion Jorge Martín on the first day of Sepang trial has motivated an exchange of accusations between April and Michelin. And the wheel in front of Michelin caused the pilots to discuss it.

Shortly after the official announcement of Pirelli-Motogp’s new marriage, Michelin Motorsport, Piero Taramasso, gave a version of what had happened because his goal was always entering the new MotoGP era. Two causes taught to Italy’s media is the first aimed change: one that Michelin did not want to take care of all the championship categories and another that Pirelli’s presence in advertising formats in circuits since he arrived in the small category in 2024 has interrupted them.

“After several months of discussions to expand the contract beyond 2026, Dorna Sports Taramasso decided.

“Ang MotoGP ay kumakatawan sa dalawang -wheeled racing summit at para sa amin ito ay palaging isang pagkakataon upang subukan ang lahat ng mga makabagong teknolohiya. Ito ang platform kung saan maaaring makakuha ng Michelin ng maraming data at karanasan at magtatag ng mga bagong tala sa tulong ng pinakamahusay na mga tagagawa at piloto sa buong mundo. Sa Motoe, si Michelin ay higit sa mga limitasyon ng teknolohiya, na lumilikha ng isang bagong pamantayan at isinasama ang higit sa 50% ng mga nababagong Resources on wheels, ”he continued.

“We respect Dorna’s decision, which for strategic reasons has decided that having a supplier is better than having two, and we will continue to focus on our role as suppliers for 2025 and 2026 periods until the contract expires, continuously working according to our partners,” he emphasized.

And finally he said that they continue to develop the controversial of a softer tire compound in front: “We will continue to develop existing developing projects, then we will decide how to continue in the coming months. Most depend on the technical results of the new solutions we review for the striker.