Bradley Smith echoed the comments of his team-mate Pol Espargaro on Sunday evening in Argentina, and felt race direction's decision to alter the structure of the MotoGP race favoured the eight Ducati riders on the grid. Smith also felt preference was given to the rear tyre concerns of Scott Redding when he – and many others, including Cal Crutchlow and both factory Ducati riders – felt Michelin's front tyre was a more pressing issue. Shortening the race to 20 laps and enforcing a bike change at the race's midway point negated both Smith and Yamaha's main strength – endurance and consistency in the final laps. “The circumstances of today's race were too biased to one manufacturer...
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