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Dall'Igna: MotoGP concessions allow rivals to make mistakes Ducati can't make https://lnkd.in/e6_YxHSG On the 10th anniversary of his arrival at the Bolognese company, the engineer has been accumulating influence, in his team and in the championship, to the point of being seen by many as the Adrian Newey of the competition. After breaking most records last season, Ducati will face 2024 in full strength and with the extra asset of Marc Marquez, who has given up the last year of the million-dollar contract that linked him to Honda, to ride one of Dall'Igna's bikes. Luigi Dall'Igna spoke to Motorsport.com just a week before the start of the Ducati presentation events, which this year will compete for its third MotoGP title, the fourth in the history of the Borgo Panigale brand. Q. Many people compare you to Adrian Newey, the head of Red Bull's technical department in Formula 1, because of the influence you have in MotoGP. However, with your bikes it's not just one rider who wins, but many. Does that put you on a higher plane? LD: That's impossible. Newey is a legend. Just the fact that someone compares me to him is enough to satisfy me. But cars and motorbikes are two completely different universes. Q. Concessions can be a great help, as long as you are aware of what you have to change. Do you think Yamaha and Honda know that? LD: The big difference is that they have the possibility to make mistakes and fix them. For example, with the engine, which they can open and modify. We don't. Those who have the concessions can go back with the engine if they have a problem. We have to finish the championship with the engine we homologated at the start. That's why we have to be much more conservative. It's not just a question of testing, it's a question of being able to take a lot more risks. They, in terms of aerodynamics, have one more upgrade than us. If we get it wrong, we have a problem. Q. What factors made you stay at Ducati and not accept the challenge Honda offered you? LD: It has cost us a lot to get here. We didn't win the world championship from one year to the next. It would have been completely stupid to give up on a situation as positive on a technical level as the one that surrounds me now at Ducati. The team I have around me is wonderful, both from a technical and human point of view. At Ducati it's great. It's a place where you can talk, discuss. It's not easy to give up this sweet thing.

Honda planning 22 private tests during 2024 MotoGP season: As a consequence of their poor results last year, both Honda and Yamaha – the only two Japanese brands in the championship – will benefit from a series of advantages agreed by the other manufacturers and the various bodies that organise and legislate the championship.Apart from the option to continue to develop the engine throughout the season while the other manufacturers' development is ...Keep reading #motorsports #racing #cars

Motorcycle racing, an exhilarating spectacle that captivates the senses, evokes one name that resonates with enthusiasts and novices alike: MotoGP. It has become synonymous with the very essence of motorcycle racing, an embodiment of speed, precision, and pure adrenaline. Maybe you're a Formula 1 fan looking to expand your interests or have always had a hidden passion for motorcycles. Whatever you're reasons, here's a little intro to MotoGP.

Want to nerd out about brake performance at the highest level of motorsports? The science and data behind it is out of this world! Teaser: how to combat brakes heating up to 1000 degrees? Brembo has figured it out.

Preparation of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N for delivery to Miguel Oliveira #88 before MotoGP Portugal. #likelyautomotiveevents #lkelyevents #carhandling #migueloliveira88 #motogp #autodromoalgarve #event #automotive

The unnerving new image of MotoGP's 'F1-ification' https://lnkd.in/e49DXS_H The opening day of full-grid MotoGP 2024 pre-season testing at Sepang served up perhaps the defining image so far of the series' aero revolution - and it wasn't to do with any of the actual designs. The three-day shakedown at the same track that had preceded the test had already showcased many of the latest aero developments - whether they be revised front wing profiles hidden away by camo liveries to prevent rivals from getting a good gauge on the dimensions, increasingly intricate side structures or extensive modifications to the seat unit. All of these, though, have largely been iterations on ongoing MotoGP design trends, more globally meaningful as a mass than as individual components. But it was the sight of a 2024 Aprilia RS-GP taken through the corner at considerable lean angle by Miguel Oliveira with an array of pitot tubes attached at the seat that was really striking. No, it is not some sort of new clandestine technology - and if you happen to tune in to pre-season testing for MotoGP's four-wheeled counterpart Formula 1, it will take you virtually no time to see a car carrying the kind of 'aero rake' pitot tube array that makes what Oliveira ran today seem positively quaint. But what is an incredibly normal sight on an F1 car now feels so truly alien on a MotoGP bike - and while there's certainly a limitation to how many aero sensors can be fitted on a bike given its relative dimensional movements compared to the planted F1 car, clearly Aprilia has seen a benefit. And, on the one hand, the team deserved to be lauded. It is not surprising that Aprilia has felt compelled to run an aero rake on its bike because, alongside Ducati, it's been firmly at the front of everything aero in MotoGP in recent years, and its commitment to technological innovation has paid off big-time on track, helping turn it from something of a MotoGP laughing stock to a bold and brave racing operation with a desirable product for prospective riders. On the other hand... well, look at it. Look at that absolute monstrosity (...).

Eight reasons MotoGP will be even better in 2024 https://lnkd.in/eyiaskAW MotoGP 2023 had its flaws, but it grew into the championship’s greatest title fight in years as Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin’s battle ebbed and flowed through twist after twist in the final three months of the season. And it was equally good value off-track too, thanks to Marc Marquez and the machinations over his future. OK, I can hear the sceptical voices as I type. Some of the loudest probably come from my colleagues on The Race MotoGP Podcast, where I’m happy to be the Tigger to my fellow pundits’ Eeyores at times. Yes, there is the possibility that once back on a competitive bike Marc Marquez will reveal that everyone who's won titles during his compromised years was just an inferior pretender. Yes, Ducati may still be near-unbeatable. Yes, the season is punishingly long, especially with sprints added, and the injury rate last year was unacceptable and couldn’t be shrugged off as a coincidence. Yes, the tyre pressure rule situation risks causing farces. Yes, it’s a huge shame that ‘dirty air’ is invading even motorbike racing and aero has been allowed to get out of control. I get all that. MotoGP 2024 will be flawed, too. But here are eight reasons why it’s also going to be even better than a 2023 season that will still be remembered as a classic (...).

MotoGP™ sensation Jorge Martin points out the key area for Ducati Motor Holding’s 2024 model improvement: front locking. ❝I think we're struggling quite a lot comparing to the other brands in terms of front locking. I think we are used to it, but it's not easy to ride when the front is locked in every corner.❞ ❝I feel like this year my biggest step was in managing this front lock, but I think it’s the point where we have to improve and to make a much more stable bike in braking.❞ ❝Pecco did an amazing first part of the season. I did an amazing second part, I think,❞ Martin said. ❝We [finished the season] as the strongest, but we weren't at the beginning of the season, so that's why we arrived behind❞ ❝But I think that being a satellite team, what we are doing is amazing, and hopefully next season also we are going to start in this form and will arrive in a different situation at the end of the year.❞ ❝I don't know what more I can do to show my potential,❞ Martin said of his rumoured factory team chances in the closing stages of last year’s world championship. ❝I mean, making more than this is quite complicated: [Fighting for the MotoGP title] down to the last race, finishing second.❞ #MotoGP #JorgeMartin #Ducati2024 #MotorcycleRacing #PramacRacing #FrontLockingChallenge #RacingNews #469Motorsports

MotoGP™ star Johann Zarco shares his insights into Ducati Motor Holding’s success and the close competition in the world of premier class racing. Zarco highlights Ducati's impressive capability: “What Ducati has been incredible at is to make a bike that all riders can win on,” he elaborates on their remarkable approach to creating a competitive machine. The key, according to Zarco, is Ducati's focus on the rider: “They give the opportunity to each rider to win races and to fight for podiums, by finding for everyone a good feeling on the bike.” This philosophy underscores Ducati's commitment to rider-centric development. Zarco admires this strategy, saying, “This is where they have been fantastic.” It's not just about the bike's power or technology but how it connects with each rider. But Zarco also sees potential in the competition: “But when you analyse everything, the [performance] difference is not so big and that's what gives a lot of hopes for the others.” He suggests that small changes could elevate other teams to Ducati’s level. His optimism for the sport concludes with, “Because it will be one change, or a few changes, that will bring the other bikes also on the top.” Zarco's perspective brings an exciting angle to the ongoing developments in MotoGP, as teams and riders gear up for another thrilling season! #JohannZarco #MotoGP #Ducati #RacingPassion #MotorcycleRacing #TeamSpirit #OnTheRise #JZ05 #LCRHonda #469Motorsports