As Michelin prepares to bid farewell to MotoGP after a decade as official tyre provider, a brand new six-part docuseries titled “Racing on Belief – A decade of Michelin in MotoGP” affords an unfiltered look again at eleven years within the premier class by means of the eyes of its largest legends and paddock figures, equivalent to Valentino Rossi or Marc Marquez.
Subsequent season, the long-lasting Michelin Bibendum will not tempo the MotoGP paddock. As a substitute, the French producer will head to WorldSBK, changing Pirelli as the only tyre supplier, whereas the Italian model takes over the premier class.
This change marks the tip of an eleven-year stint as MotoGP’s official provider, a job Michelin held repeatedly since 2016. Because the 2026 marketing campaign attracts to a detailed in a number of weeks, the Clermont-Ferrand-based tyre producer is releasing a devoted docuseries that includes high-profile interviews, archival race footage, and unprecedented behind-the-scenes insights.
Six episodes to wrap up a decade in MotoGP
Designed to wrap up a decade within the self-discipline, “Racing on Belief – A decade of Michelin in MotoGP” consists of six 10-minute episodes launched each Thursday, working from October 8 to November 5. With the primary two episodes already obtainable, Episode 1: 2016: The Comeback and Episode 2: Regain Belief, the upcoming lineup options Episode 3: Hearken to the Bike, Episode 4: Braking Level, Episode 5: New Period, and Episode 6: Ultimate Dash.
Removed from being a purely technical breakdown reserved for tech aficionados, the undertaking centres on private accounts and sporting reminiscences, injecting a robust human aspect into the story. Michelin provides a platform to the riders who have been within the scorching seat week in, week out, sharing their candid views on the rubber that carried them by means of each their best victories and hardest setbacks.
The collection delivers uncooked, unfiltered recollections of the Michelin period. It’s candid sufficient that Jorge Martin doesn’t maintain again when discussing how tyre points on the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix impacted his championship marketing campaign. Failing to make his rubber work, the Spaniard crossed the road in a distant tenth, leaving Losail 21 factors behind Francesco Bagnaia going into the season finale.
Alongside Martin, legends and present stars, together with Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez, Pecco Bagnaia, Fabio Quartararo, Johann Zarco, Cal Crutchlow, Jack Miller, and Loris Capirossi, weigh in on their experiences.
Key figures behind the scenes additionally share their views, together with Ducati Corse’s Gigi Dall’Igna, LCR’s Lucio Cecchinello, Tech3’s Hervé Poncharal, and Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta. The narrative is additional formed by insights from outstanding paddock journalists and commentators equivalent to Michel Turco, Simon Patterson, Guido Meda, Manuel Pecino, and Sylvain Guintoli, with Turco conducting the core interviews for the collection.
Conceived by Annalisa De Simone in a method impressed by Drive to Survive, as she put it, the collection spans from Michelin’s 2016 return to Marc Marquez’s historic 2025 comeback. “Racing on Belief” paints a compelling, human portrait of a producer embedded in one of the crucial thrilling sports activities.
