In fact, it provides one of the toughest challenges across the 19 venues MotoGP™ visits. A very abrasive track, the highest average speed lap on the calendar, seven right-hand corners and four straights make the Red Bull Ring a demanding circuit for the tyres. To combat those requirements, Michelin have brought asymmetric rubber for the rear slick tyre compounds, with the soft, medium and hard featuring a harder right-hand-side. But the rubber has a special construction specifically designed to manage the high temperatures which can build up around the Red Bull Ring, with the whole tyre coming under severe stress. For the front slicks, the soft, medium and hard will have a symmetric finish.

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