Following the rear-tyre chunking problems suꦗffered by several riders during the Dutch TT at Assen, Bridgestone is bringing extra 'special construction' rear tyres for this weekend's Italian round at the high-speed Mugello circuit.

In addition to the regular allocati🥃on of ten rear slick tyres, each rider will be supplied w꧂ith four tyres in this special construction.

These tyres are specifically developed for circuits that generate exceptionally high tyre temperatures, such as Sachsenring and Phillip Island, where they have been in use for many years.

These additional tyres will be supplied in the hard compound, meaning the harder rear slick tyre will be available in both the regular and special construction, while the medium rear slick tyre will be supplied in just the regular construction.

"Bridgestone has decided to supply riders with special construction rear tyres at Mugello as a safeജg🌠uard against excessively high tyre temperatures," confirmed Hiroshi Yamada, manager of Bridgestone's Motorsport Department.

"This 🎐additional supply 🧸of tyres has been welcomed by the Safety Commission, Dorna, the FIM and all the MotoGP teams.

"As always, we will monitor track conditions and examine the tyres used throughout the race weekend, and will work closely with teams to ensure the utmost safety for all the riders.

"Additionally, taking into account the lessons we have learned from last month's Dutch TT, we will also revise our tyre severity ratings for each circuit to determine if special construction rear tꦦyres need to be supplied at any other MotoGP roun🎐ds."

Kawasaki's Shinya Nakano suffered a Bridgestone rear tyre fail🌊ure at 300km/h during the 2004 Italian Grand Prix. The Japanese was unhurt.