The characteristics of the Indianapolis circuit places the venue among the most abrasive tracks in the calendar. The track provides very different ten left-hand corners and six right-handers. Its structure can be regarded as a combination of three different tracks, because of the different surface characteristics.
"Indianapolis is like three tracks in one with the opening section designed for MotoGP bikes, the Formula One infield and the traditional oval course, and there are several surface changes because of this during a lap. The circuit is generally very abrasive although the level of abrasion changes with the surface meaning that our tyres will have to cope with a wide range of track conditions during each lap", explained Tohru Ubukata, Bridgestone’s Motorcycle Tyre Development Manager.
Bridgestone took the decission to make available medium and hard front slick compounds, with hard and extra hard (asymmetric) slicks available for the rear tyres.
As Tohru Ubutaka explains: "the infield offers a succession of slow corners followed by hard acceleration and the circuit is also quite demanding on the front tyre due to some very hard braking points. We have chosen our asymmetric rear tyres for this race because the circuit uses the left side of the tyres much harder than the right sides – there are more left-handers and generally the fastest corners are lefts".
"The American market is important for Bridgestone Corporation so it will be a key weekend for us, and one in which I am confident we can play our part in another close and exciting battle", added Hiroshi Yamada, Bridgestone’s Motorsport Department Manager.
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