Direction 2027
While waiting to resolve the dilemmas of the present – between the track, the market and the future of some customer teams – the MotoGP is focusing on the (few) certainties for the future. One of these is the technical regulation 2027, which will mark the entry of the premier class into a new era. However, regarding the actual validity of the new regulations, i opinions remain conflicting. The first to express some doubts – for example about the reduction in power of the motorbikes – was the world champion Pecco Bagnaia.
Just the displacement of displacement from 1000cc to 850cc has become a major topic of discussion. And opinions are divided. FormulaPassion.it spoke with two absolute protagonists of the premier class – box ‘wall’ side – how Francesco Guidotti, KTM team principalAnd Romano Albesiano, head of Aprilia. The interesting aspect is that the two expressed their opinion precisely on the aspect of the power of what will be the new bikes diametrically opposed opinions. The only point in common is that linked to the ‘hunt’ for Ducati: in both Mattighofen and Noale the intent was to grab the elusive Desmosedici of Borgo Panigale even before the regulatory revolution.
Contrasting opinions
“The premise of the regulation change is not to rebalance the level between manufacturers – Guidotti explains – the goal is to maintain a high level show without putting the drivers at too much risk. We want to reduce, to a small extent, the power and performance. I’m in favor of the power loss: last year at Mugello we set the speed record, reaching 366.1 km/h. Those are somewhat extreme speeds. Limiting the maximum speed does not mean limiting the spectacle. That’s not what makes the difference. Making pilots safe is the main objective. We’ll see if the regulation shuffles the cards. All the evaluations made at a technical level were done to keep the technical challenge interesting and motivated“.
Albesiano, on the other hand, was more sceptical and was keen to underline how Aprilia has convincingly sided in favor of the more powerful displacement: “We as Aprilia defended the 1000 cc to the end. We were the last to give up. Some manufacturers were worried and started immediately with the idea of lowering performance at all costs. It was also an indication that it came from the organization. Personally, if I look at the statistics, I don’t find that MotoGP is a particularly dangerous class. The real problems occur in categories where things go much slower and are linked to the presence of too many bikes on the track. Personally, I’m not crazy about the new regulationbut we’ll play with what’s there“, he concluded.
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