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Bridgestone today issued their customary post-race press release, discussing how their tires held up in the difficult conditions at Indianapolis:

Indianapolis MotoGP™ debrief with Masao Azuma
Wednesday 21 August 2013

Bridgestone slick compounds available: Front: Soft & Hard. Rear: Soft, Medium & Hard (Asymmetric)
Bridgestone wet tyre compounds available: Soft (Main), Hard (Alternative)

Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez capped off an emphatic display of speed at Indianapolis MotorSpeedway by claiming his third consecutive MotoGP™ victory last Sunday ahead of teammate Dani Pedrosa and Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo.

Conditions at Indianapolis on Sunday were hot with a peak track temperature of 53°C recorded during the race and as fine weather persisted for the whole race weekend, the riders had ample opportunity to evaluate tyre choices before the race. All slick compounds in Bridgestone’s allocation for the Indianapolis Grand Prix being tested.

Q&A with Masao Azuma – Chief Engineer, Bridgestone Motorsport Tyre Development Department

There was a lot of variation in tyre choice over the race weekend but for the race, no works riders selected the harder option rear slick.

Round Number:
10


Year:
2013


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