First the fins on the fairing, then the ‘spoon’ in front of the rear wheel under the fairing, now the dynamic lowering on the front: the technical leitmotiv of the last five years in MotoGP continues to repeat itself. On the one hand the Ducati, which in the folds of the regulation looks for every available vintage through courageous solutions, on the other the rest of the starting grid that tries to chase the Bolognese house. Where the pursuit proves difficult or too expensive, there comes an attempt to take the shortcut, or to have the technical solution banned.
Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, KTM and Aprilia voted compactly against the Ducati lowering device which allows the Desmosedici to lower the front when braking when the device is activated by the riders via a button. The GP Commission formed by Dorna, Irta and FIM as well as the MSMA (the association that brings together the Manufacturers) must express its opinion on the matter. When all the manufacturers are not unanimous on a technical issue, the GP Commission is called to vote by majority, with Dorna having the casting vote in the event of a tie. The five houses lined up against Ducati point to a ban on the device in 2023 or 2024.
At Ducati, the irritation at the competitors’ move is tangible, also because the men led by Luigi Dall’Igna know they have not broken the technical regulations: “We have incurred significant costs and spent a lot of time developing an innovation allowed by the regulation – underlines the sporting director of Ducati Paolo Ciabatti as reported in today’s edition of The Gazzetta dello Sport – the opponents say that this solution is not transferable to production bikes. Pneumatic valves and carbon brakes on the other hand, yes? When Honda introduced the seamless gearbox, everyone spent a lot of money making theirs. It can’t be that things always go one way “.
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