This is a novelty seen at Sepang and it comes to us once again from a Ducati box which tirelessly continues to trace its technical path in MotoGP. An inventiveness which inevitably annoys, and the brand which brought the fins to the machines now requires us to follow it on the device correcting the attitude of the latter, the Ride Height Device. It will be remembered that all of this must be operated manually by a pilot who risks no longer knowing where to turn in the middle of the action. We are still in the offseason and everyone remains focused on their own development. But when hostilities begin in earnest at the beginning of March in Qatar, there will be people looking into this item...
Given the technical level covered, the episode of the rear deflector placed on the swinging arm which still led to Ducati even before a court is a simple adventure. This evolution of the attitude corrector proposed by the men of Gigi Dall'Igna is a new blow to the competition which is running out of steam following the red coats. There is however aprilia, precursor of the system and who therefore seems more aware of the subject, and moreover, it is Noale's troops who most often blame this evolution of their compatriots and adversaries.
Aleix Espargaró made an outing on the subject, mentioning that there was starting to be a lot of things to manage on the handlebars, which could pose a safety issue. But the Spaniard also mentioned: “ Ducati recently tested a front leveling device. If they use it, they will have to use it too, because logically it changes the grip of the bike and its aerodynamics. ».
For Aprilia, the Ducati device “ is not very usable in the real world«
The man of the art on the RS-GP that is Romano Albesiano for his part mentioned about this simultaneous lowering of the front and rear of the GP22: “ we have dynamic systems, one to lower the rear, and one to lower the front at the start of the race. We also have rear lowering in racing, but for the moment the drivers prefer the manual device ».
« Has Ducati recently introduced a dynamic front end? " request Albesian on GP One. “ In my opinion, this is not very usable in the real world. At Aprilia we have done some tests on the front, and we will have it too. The system is currently usable, but then we need to improve all these leaps forward, which are very clever but a little “disingenuous”. But we will see if, all together, we decide to limit these intelligent interpretations ».
There would therefore be nothing illegal, but there will undoubtedly be an attempt to slow down the initiative for, perhaps security reasons, but also economic reasons. The brand Ducati will perhaps find herself once again alone in front of her peers. But she's starting to get used to it and she's never been told back yet.
