Formerly a road based circuit in-and-around the city of Chemnitz, Eastern Germany, Sachsenring’s purpose built track was opened in 1996 and hosted its first motorcycle Grand Prix in 1998. The circuit was then updated in 2001, with the Sachsenring sitting as the shortest track on the MotoGP calendar, as well as having 10 of its 13 corners left-handed. After last season’s resurfacing, Michelin come into this year’s German GP well equipped after compiling the data from 2017’s race. As expected, Michelin’s soft, medium and hard front and rear tyre compounds will be asymmetric in design. The tyres will have a harder left-hand side to cope with the added stress that part will go through, with the right-hand side having softer rubber in order for that side of the tyre to gather heat quicker – something that often catches the riders out at the top of the famous ‘Waterfall’ section.