About MotoGP... Michelin is only saying they will pll out if the rumors that Both Rossi & Pedrosa are demanding Bridgestone rubber for next year are true. If that happens, that can effectively take the Top Yamaha & Honda factory teams away from Michelin thus leaving them satellite teams that Michelin has not interest in supporting since those teams hardly have a chance of winning races.

Why is this affecting Michelin & not Bridgestone? That's anyones guess... Bridgestone didn't quite have the edge they have now with the rules change. I am sure more will develop on this...

As for the BT002's taking longer to warm up... if that is the case, that indicates that it is better suited for the track where it wouldn't take much to get them up to temps. You def want a faster heating tire for the street where we are hardly on the side to get them up to temps.