After the standard 2022 tyres suffered blistering in February’s pre-season test at the Mandalika circuit due to the extreme heat, Michelin elected to bring a stiffer tyre construction not used since 2018.
While most felt the older tyre design generally offered less grip, these problems affected Honda – who topped the Mandalika test on the standard tyre – the most.
Pol Espargaro was worried he wouldn’t be able to finish the race due to the stress being put on the front tyre as a result of his lack of rear grip, while Marc Marquez suffered a horrifying highside in the warm-up session which ruled him out of the race and has led to more double vision problems.
After the race, Puig said Honda had to understand what went on with Michelin – though the latter insisted “there was no problem” with the tyres in Indonesia and suggested Honda simply didn’t know how to get it to work.
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