I've just seen the results from the first free practice at Brno. What a total disaster for the Michelin teams. How can a company that was so dominant a couple of seasons ago have lost the plot so completely in such a short time?

Michlin got its arse kicked last year, looked to be doing a bit better this year and now its (bad) business as usual at Laguna and Brno. Is there a precedent for this?

Is it the riders? Is it bad luck? Or has something happened at Michelin – or Bridgestone – we should know about!?