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WorldSBK's Michelin Switch Nears Final Phase Ahead of Cremona Test

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WorldSBK's tyre supplier changes from Pirelli to Michelin for 2027, with a near-final tyre version set to be tested at Cremona on September 9-10. In June's Aragon test, Ducati's Iker Lecuona posted a fastest lap of 1:49.387, and Michelin plans to skip dedicated qualifying tyres in favor of multiple race-compound hardness options.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

Change the tyre and everything changes, the grip feel, the braking point, all of it. Lecuona's 1:49.387 at Aragon sounds fast, but that was still a development tyre. Dropping dedicated qualifiers for race-only compounds in multiple hardnesses turns this into a battle of setup depth. Cremona's final test is where we get the real answer.