This return to MotoGP in the Czech Republic has not been short of new features. Proof that the summer has been studious among the manufacturers who are already preparing for 2020 in addition to improving the ordinary 2019. It must be said that after the tenth meeting in Brno, a test will take place on Monday to consider the future. Here is an exhaustive overview of what we were able to see but also hear on Friday in Moravia…
First the obvious: Honda tested the new carbon fiber reinforced chassis already seen at the Sachsenring. A situation thus explained by Marc Márquez : " we are going to test this new chassis to retrieve information and make different adjustments ". The championship leader declared himself satisfied with the new product… While preferring the old version for the future. Because better known. But we could see him asked again during the meeting.
At Ducati, we took out a new fairing and the screens to work in the box out of sight. The new design is characterized by much more prominent frontal fins. They are now two compared to three before, while the wheels are more streamlined at the front, and sometimes without a scoop at the rear.
Suzuki also has a new fairing thatAlex Rins rated. The results are positive, because the “wheelies” are more contained. These include new, taller, whisker-shaped fins and a redesigned front air intake. To compare with the “old” version used by Sylvain Guintoli et Joan Mir...
KTM also claimed developments validated during summer tests carried out by Dani Pedrosa. Details were not given precisely but Johann Zarco talks new intake butterflies and a new saddle.
At Yamaha, we are waiting for Monday's test to lift the veil on the options considered for 2020...
