Britain’s Leon Camier says he needs to work out why he is suffering from excess front tyre wear on the Drive M7 Honda after a good start in yesterday’s Misano MotoGP saw him drop back to 16th place.

The former British Superbike Champion had qualified well despite losing two sessions to rain on Friday and had adjusted his riding style more to suit the production RCV1000R but it seems it was not enough as he lost grip on the front Bridgestone very early.

“I was happy with the start but I need to talk about my riding style with the technicians and work out why I am wearing out the front tyre so quickly. I put a lot of load on the front and it was tucking in every corner from the start of the race,” said Camier.

“The higher track temperatures today and a full tank wasn't a good combination. I need to keep working hard to understand this bike and I need to learn how to manage my speed in corner entry. Obviously I have had to take on a lot of new things in a short space of time but I would still like to be faster. We encounter different tracks and different conditions every week but I need to find a way to be more consistent.”