Bull KTM's Brad Binder has made some progress with the softer-compound front Michelin MotoGP tyre but still has to be very cautious with it.
The South African and his team have been able to do some work with the tyre and adapt to get more from it but Binder is reluctant to throw away all the positives of his setup on the harder tyres just to accommodate the soft.
"We did play with the front end a little bit but nothing too crazy to be honest. We tried to make it a bit more stable for us," said Binder, after picking up fifth place at Portimao.
"That’s about the only change, it is very similar to what we have been using but I think it's more about accepting what we have and how we use it.
"It’s difficult because we need to play around to see what we can find but at the same time keep our strong braking and entries like we always have.
"The problem is that we really struggle with the softer compound, but we’ve done a bit of work on the bike to help ourselves out and we made a small step with that.
"The problem is that you need to be very cautious on the front, you cannot just brake super-hard and throw it in because it does just disappear on you. It’s a difficult situation at the moment but we are working hard to try and adapt our bike and make everything work."
