Reigning MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo's rear grip problem at Le Mans wasn't caused by a duff tyre, say spec-rubber supplier Bridgestone, but a setup issue.

The firm, which have a history of things never being their fault including at Assen last year when big chunks of rubber were flying from the rear of Rossi and Spies' bikes, say they have analysed the tyre and there was nothing wrong with it.

"Immediately after the race he had a debrief session with his tyre engineer where he explained his lack of rear grip. As is always the case in these situations, his engineer thoroughly examined Jorge’s race tyres which were found to be in good working condition," said Bridgestone tyre development bossShinji Aoki.

"In addition, I examined the tyre myself and personally discussed the matter with the Yamaha engineers and we all agreed that Jorge’s lack of rear grip was not attributable to his tyre.

"We received many different comments from the riders after the race on the feeling on the track, even though they all used the same specification of wet tyre and endured the same track conditions," he continues. In these low grip situations, machine setup is critical as the smallest setting change can have a big effect on performance."

So there...