No one disputes that Marc Márquez is a phenomenon. But he surprises even beyond his colleagues. Honda engineers are in fact wondering about its ability to take up to 66° of angle in turns. An incomprehensible value for them that they cannot analyze with, however, more data than is necessary, distilled by electronics. When you're at this point, it's obvious that you're intrigued...
To surprise the Japanese, and in particular those who work at Honda, you have to get up early. Yet this is what Marc Márquez manages to do this by taking the curves with its latest RC213V. His record is an angle to 66°. A feat which he does not congratulate himself on. Quite the contrary! “ It's really too much, we need to work on this." said Marquez about this situation. “I don't really know what it is, one of the reasons could be that the bike is a bit slow this season in the corners, so I'm trying to put more angle into the corners. »
Takeo Yokoyama, MotoGP project manager of Honda Racing Corporation, also wonders about this feat: “ 65 degrees is really a lot, it's really impressive » he commented on the Spaniard's recent performance.
« To be honest, when we designed this bike, none of us expected a rider to achieve a lean angle of 65 degrees. When Marc takes this angle, he inevitably touches or drags something, like the fairing. » is surprised Yokoyama.
Although there are physical limitations, the Honda project manager said: “ where the limit is, I don't know, if you ask me again in five years, Marc could reach 70 degrees. Maybe you should ask Michelin. »
Gyroscopic effect, weight, height and style of the pilot play a role. And here, Márquez seems to have the alchemy to defy extreme values…
