Bridgestone Press Release: Masao Azuma On Changing Grip Levels And Hard Front Tires At Indianapolis

Indianapolis MotoGP™ debrief with Masao AzumaTuesday, August 11 2015Bridgestone slick options: Front: Soft, Medium & Hard; Rear: Soft, Medium & Hard (Asymmetric)Bridgestone wet tyre options: Soft (Main), Hard (Alternative)Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez won last Sunday’s Indianapolis Grand Prix ahead of the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP pair of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi who finished in second and third places respectively.After track temperatures reached almost sixty degrees Celsius on Friday afternoon, conditions for the race were much cooler with a peak track temperature of 38°C recorded. During the race, Marquez set a new Indianapolis Circuit Record Lap of 1’32.625 on the twenty-third lap and also set a new overall race time record of (41'55.371), beating the old record by twelve seconds.Q&A with Masao Azuma – Chief Engineer, Bridgestone Motorcycle Tyre Development Department Round Number:  10 Year:  2015 read more