Michelin has extended its front tꦛyre selection for Argentina to FOUR d𓃲ifferent options, after several riders requested an alternative casing, Piero Taramasso, the company's manager of motorsport has confirmed.

In the wake of pre-season testing, it appeared the French firm h🐷ad made a definitive decision with regards to front casing for the s꧒eason ahead. Rider feedback indicated it is somewhat softer than was raced in 2016.

However, comments from certain men at the close of the opening race in Qatar convinced Michelin to bring an alternative front tyre with a stiffer casing, as used at November's Valencia 🎃GP, to ensure 2017 🔯development is going in the right direction.

Riders have🌊 three compounds to choose from this weekend: a soft, medium and hard. However, tﷺhere are two variations of the soft - one that was brought to Qatar (the 2017 tyre, the softer of the two), and one that was raced in Valencia 2016 (the harder).

Both soft tyres will have the same markings.

Valentino Rossi has be🥂en the most vocal when🍃 detailing his difficulty at adapting to the 2017 front, which he says is too soft for his liking.

"I have a lot of movement 💙in the entry [of the corner], and I am not fast to enter, and to carry enough speed," Rossi said in Qatar. "I said this from the first time [I tried the tyre]."

Taramasso confirmed Andrea Iannone and the Honda trio of Marc Marquez, Dani Pedrosa and Cal Crutchlow joined Rossi in requesting that t🐻he stiffer casing be brought to Argentina to clarify whether the 2017 decision was the correct one.

"I was more𒈔 sat𒁃isfied with what I had last year," Crutchlow said on Thursday, referencing his feeling with Michelin's '17 front.

Should conditions not permit it's use t🐬his weekend, the two front constructions will also be available at the next race in Austin. A final decision will then be reached, Taramasso said, bef🐼ore the IRTA test at Jerez in early May.

Michelin is keen to come to a definitive decision on front tyre casing𝔉 as soon as possible, so there is consistency going forward, a feature that wasn't always evident in '16, which saw the company's MotoGP r💞eturn after a seven-year absence.

On whether he feels the alternative tyre will be of benefit this weekend, Rossi sa𓆏id, "I know that Michelin brings one front tyre with the older casing, a bit more stiff.

"When I spoke with Michelin at the start of the season about my problem with the f🅠ront, they said that I was the only one! Maybe if they bring this tyre, some other riders w♕ill have my feeling.

"W🌠e improved in Qatar, but it will be very interesting to try this tyre here to undersไtand if the feeling is better or not."

According to a Michelin spokesman, Rossi was the only memb💃er of the 23-rider MotoGP contingent to express preference for the harder casing at the clo☂se of testing.

On what may have caused Marquez, Pedrosa, Crutchlow and Iannone to change 🃏their opinion after the race, Taramasso suggested the varying track conditions throughout the first round had pl✅ayed a part, as well as riders pushing harder than in testing.