With the publication of the new regulations that will come into force in MotoGP starting from the 2027 season, it was almost inevitable that these would become one of the hottest topics on Thursday at Le Mans, which opens the weekend of the fifth round of the 2024 season, the Grand Prix of France.
The key points of the new rules are essentially three: reduction of displacement to 850cc, reduction of aerodynamics and ban on using any type of lowering device, including holeshot devices for starting. A direction that should reduce the astronomical maximum speeds reached today, even if someone has raised an alarm linked to the fact that these new lighter and slimmer motorbikes could paradoxically be faster in terms of cornering.
One of the first to be called to give his opinion on this possibility was Enea Bastianini, who arrives at Le Mans third in the World Championship, but the Ducati rider did not want to go too far on the subject, believing that it is still too early to try to draw conclusions on the matter, recognizing that in any case some steps forward have already been made in the right direction this season.
“It’s a question that you should ask more of an engineer. But yes, you’ll probably go faster in the corners. In my opinion, the problem today is starting to be a bit in the acceleration and on the straights more than in the corners. Let’s say that MotoGP is at a level that is still manageable: in the last few races we have seen that it is possible to overtake again and Michelin has brought us tires that allow us to do a little more. Last year we were more at the limit and I think it is already become more fun this year. But I’m curious to see what the new bikes will be like,” said Bastianini.
Enea Bastianini, Ducati Team
Photo by: Ducati Corse
“I find it difficult to express myself, in the sense that I don’t know what to expect from the new regulation, whether the speeds in the center of the corner will change. Maybe we could even be faster, but in theory there will be less aerodynamics, so it’s not a given. A change was certainly needed and we hope it will be for the better, but I don’t want to say too much because I really don’t know what will happen”, he added.
On one aspect, however, he already seems to have quite clear ideas and that is the ban on using lowering devices. The Rimini native is not in favor of this choice, because he believes it was a field in which he could have continued to work.
“Actually, the fact that they removed the lowerers made me turn up my nose a bit. It wasn’t bad and you had to be very concentrated while driving. Then we drivers use it differently, so in my opinion it would have been interesting to continue wearing it forward. They wanted to remove it, it fits, but it’s the only thing I didn’t like very much”, he concluded.
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