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This first day in Jerez will have focused on the aerodynamic aspect of developing a machine in MotoGP. A domain that motorized two-wheelers had happily left to single-seaters with a steering wheel. But this a priori is over and the Ducati enthusiasts of yesteryear now appear as precursors.

Above all, we must pay tribute to Ducati for having broken ground previously unknown at this level of motorcycle competition. When the first Desmosedici appeared with fins, many considered the appendages a useful low-level tuning for buzz. Today, we see how far we have come. We no longer laugh with Eole. During this first day in Jerez, there is not a motorcycle that has not experienced its excrescences. At the house of Aprilia, we announced it, at Suzuki, we had a surprise, while the rest of the field continued their work.

Driver comments also change. Some people, not so long ago, did things with or without fins in the same way. The comments this Friday are completely different. Aleix Espargaró is also happy to be in front of his teammate Maverick Vinales and swears that its fins are effective in seating the GSX-RR well in turns and calming its eagerness when accelerating. Viñales did not try the fins. And he's behind it.

At Valentino Rossi, we no longer say that it's not of much use, we say we love our bike without it because it's more beautiful naked. Dani Pedrosa, for his part, warns anyone who will listen that drama is to come in the event of clashes while Jorge Lorenzo is not against it. What we could imagine as a future Ducati rider.

Proof of all-round aerodynamic research, even the helmet is adorned with protuberances. The reigning World Champion tried on this helmet, immortalized by Thomas Morsellino. A new wind which could also portend a storm. Because the organizers are wondering about this trend and are thinking of clipping its wings. But isn't it already too late?

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