It's not only MotoGP engine design that will be frozen for the 2018 season at the opening round in Qatar next weekend. Michelin will not introduce any new tyre designs once the world championship is underway. Last season the front tyre design changed from Mugello, round six, after a majority of riders voted in favour of the change. "We want to keep stability in terms of tyres," said Piero Taramasso, manager of two-wheel motorsport for Michelin. "This is what the riders and teams asked us to do. "So starting at the beginning of the season we will fix the front casing and the front profile, plus the rear casing and the rear profile. This will not change all season....
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