guess I could/should look it up, but...
why was Argentina a pit race? I see there was weather involved but the track was mostly dry for the race.

that really ruined a race between Rossi vs Marquez.

 

I think it was because of tire wear. They would have red flagged for rain because the back up bikes couldn't have wet tires on them.

 

Michelin pulled both tires, ran an intermediate, and then decided that even that wasn't good enough, so mandatory pits.

IIRC, the same situation happened at Phillip Island last year, or maybe the year prior, causing Marc to DQ because he went one lap further on his initial set of tires than was allowed.

I was really surprised by how dirty the track was.... I can't help bit think that was partly responsible for the extra tire wear, which is a shame as Rio Hondo seems like such a nice layout... I hope they get more use put of it than solely GP

 

ah, I see. thanks guys. so Michelin didn't have a tire that could safely do a full race.

 

I thought it was really funny that Valentino said that he wouldn't use the wings because it makes his bike look "not pretty"

 

I wonder how much of a difference the winglet really makes. Anybody making the trip to CoTA?

 

Winglets look stupid , Rossi doesn't believe they make any real difference .
Hate the flag to flag races , really stuffs up the racing . I don't understand why they have to demand what lap they change . Why not leave it to the rider/teams what lap they change .

 

but they did... Laps 9-11 haha. Michelin just didn't want to risk another "explosion" happening with VR or JLo riding on their tyre. Could you imagine the insurance pay-out if one of the riders was injured because of a malfunctioning tyre?

 

Not to mention the PR nightmare. If it was a bad enough tire failure, it could kill the company. I read some comments on FB articles and I could t believe how many "I guess I should return my Michelin Pilot Power Roads etc...." comments there were.

 

Hell, I'm gonna get the Michelins off my car.....