The hard asymmetric front tyre that Michelin brought to Mugello cost Marc Marquez as he crashed out of contention this afternoon. The World Champion had been complaining about the front tyre for the entire weekend, saying the asymmetric front wasn’t doing more harm than good but the medium front tyre didn’t last race distance. Marquez said that it has been a year since his last crash in a race, which is also when the last time Michelin bought the asymmetric hard front to the circuit. 'It’s difficult because yesterday I said many times that this is a race to take points and a race to finish the race,' said the Spaniard. 'I knew this before the start, but it has been a year since my...
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