The iconic 500 racer at the time was Mick Doohan.
He was extremely professional,
impressive because he was head and shoulders above his rivals.
Motorsports is a world that has always fascinated me,
it's really very popular,
I think it's genetic, something that's in Italians' blood.
MotoGP™ is the most prestigious category
and we were the supplier until 2008.
When something goes wrong, there are a number of factors,
but the main one was that the paddock that we had dominated for over 30 years,
couldn't accept that we were going through a rough patch, no matter how brief.
Michelin's withdrawal from the competition was more an ousting.
So after two years
with performances that weren't up to scratch,
it was heartbreaking to have to leave
without being able to fight and show what were capable of.
It was obviously disappointing to leave.
We continued in other fields of two-wheel competition
with many goals,
but the main goal was obviously to keep in mind that sooner or later,
when the opportunity arose, we'd be back.
In 2014, we received the excellent news of our return to MotoGP™,
so we were over the moon!
New for Michelin was to bring the competition closer to everyday bikes,
going back to 17-inch tyres.
These tyres are expected to be used in future road bikes.
Being present at the highest level was one of the convincing arguments.
We needed to get back into it, so we came back,
the bikes had changed over time, the electronics had changed.
So all the data we had collected up to 2008 had become redundant.
We had to rediscover everything.
We faced a huge amount of work
to reintroduce good practices,
and, then, to develop them,
retrain people in the manufacture of these tyres
that are very difficult to make.
The return to the competition was a very complicated year.
It was unimaginable to come back to the Grand Prix without testing.
We changed a lot of things.
At the same time, riders were in the middle of a championship.
During testing, they were more concerned with the race than Michelin's priorities.
Starting this year with Michelin, it was difficult at the beginning,
but it's interesting as during the season we adjust the setup a lot.
Michelin's like a family,
so to come in and be as good as they are, we all work together.
Overnight, we asked them to change manufacturer to Michelin,
with a bike set up for this previous manufacturer,
so it was going to be difficult,
but we had to take that route to be able to progress rapidly.
The Qatar Grand Prix was our first Grand Prix.
We were all very excited
but also a bit nervous.
But it went very well.
We couldn't have hoped for better results!
First Grand Prix with Team Yamaha,
Lorenzo wins beating the lap and race record,
so it couldn't start better.
The results exceeded our expectations because we beat records at this Grand Prix.
I got a better feeling,
I gradually overtook the Ducati riders to go for the win.
We saw Jorge Lorenzo, who won this first race, reducing the race time,
get off his bike and kiss the rear tyre.
We'd never seen anyone do that!
That was excellent for us.
Today the paddock recognises
our effort and progress.
An increasing number of riders are satisfied with our tyres.
There's still a long way to go
and you've got to stay on your toes, keep on working,
but if we continue down this path,
I don't see why we'd stop smiling.
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