Defying Ducati tyre advice key to Rinaldi’s Barcelona win

Rinaldi scored his first win since June’s Misano round in Sunday’s race after besting Yamaha rider Toprak Razgatlioglu, boosted by the superior longevity of his ‘SC0’ hard Pirelli rear tyre.
Only Rinaldi and his Ducati teammate Scott Redding opted for the more durable rubber, with the rest of the field opting to use the SCX qualifying tyre that has become increasingly common in full-length …Keep reading