With Ducati, the start of the season never descends into boredom... Last year, the Borgo Panigale firm hit the headlines with a deflector placed on the swingarm. This time it is the possibility of playing on the attitude of the motorcycle, not only at the start, but in the dynamic phase, for example in a straight line, which challenges the competition. With this question: is this possible piloting assistance prohibited by the regulations?
If the star in front of the clock returned to Suzuki this Saturday in Qatar, which marked the first of three days of testing, attention in the pits was focused on Ducati. The Italian firm in fact lined up four GP20s with buttons on the half-handlebars to change the height of the motorcycle in motion.
A novelty that aroused curiosity and even Yamaha came to take photos… The sports director Paolo ciabatti reacted as follows: “ it is a source of pride that our ideas are also adopted by other manufacturers. » We may not have heard the last of this trim corrector that puts everything in the right place. Will we put the cover of protest back on?
Incidentally, since we are talking about Yamaha, we will point out that the two M1s of Red M1 were equipped with the “Holeshot” system, that is to say the device which lowers the motorcycle at the start in order to improve traction. A novelty introduced by Ducati last year. Fabio Quartararo also benefited from this system, unlike Morbidely. One year ago, Ducati introduced the world to this “Holeshot” which the Italians therefore decided to optimize while the competition is only putting it in place…
MotoGP Test Qatar J1: times
