Why the Motegi tyre drama delivers a lesson MotoGP teams cannot ignore

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What happened
The strong performance of the hard rear tyre used in the Japanese Grand Prix, which the MotoGP teams only tried for the first time in the Sunday warm-up, has provided them with a lesson they would do well to heed
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