{
  "id": 11665782,
  "title": "Michelin bans soft compound for MotoGP Japanese GP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/michelin-bans-soft-compound-for-motogp-japanese-gp",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T10:28:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/michelin-bans-soft-compound-for-motogp-japanese-grand-prix/10861441/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Following acute tyre difficulties for some riders during today's sprint race at Motegi, MotoGP tyre supplier Michelin has taken the extreme step of banning the soft compound for tomorrow's Japanese Grand Prix. Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia were particularly affected by high temperatures on the soft rear compound, leading to worrying television images and some speculation that Michelin ...…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "MotoGP Japanese GP: Alex Marquez heads the field at Motegi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/motogp-japanese-gp-alex-marquez-heads-the-field-at-motegi",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:35:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}