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Post by truenorth on Aug 22, 2023 7:42:10 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 23, 2023 6:31:09 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 24, 2023 7:20:08 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 24, 2023 7:38:48 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 24, 2023 8:23:12 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 25, 2023 6:51:59 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 25, 2023 7:52:54 GMT -8
Simon Patterson Well, Jerez might have found one way to solve the whole track limits debate! The kerbs have been replaced most of the way around the circuit with these nasties. Mat Oxley The kerbs in Simon’s tweet are the latest track limits thing & they’re nuts! I’m so old I can remember racing with what we called ‘dragons teeth’ kerbs, because they were so good at breaking your bones, which is why they were got rid of. And now they’re back. Awesome!
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Post by truenorth on Aug 25, 2023 7:55:08 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 25, 2023 8:55:59 GMT -8
Joan Mir is reported to have put himself forward to the Gresini team to get on the Ducati. If the Majorcan leaves HRC, Lecuona would return to MotoGP, but it wouldn't be certain in which team
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Post by truenorth on Aug 26, 2023 8:10:03 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 28, 2023 7:01:45 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 28, 2023 7:37:27 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 29, 2023 7:25:35 GMT -8
Gigi Dall'Igna (Ducati): "The top speed is too high" Gigi Dall'Igna: «We will not reach unanimity» In an exclusive interview, Gigi Dall'Igna reveals why he wants to reduce the MotoGP displacement to 850 ccm and why he doesn't want to forbid anything with the devices and winglets. With the new regulations, he does not expect unanimity among the works. By the end of the year, the four remaining MotoGP manufacturers Honda, Yamaha, Ducati, Aprilia and KTM left after the Suzuki withdrawal are expected to agree on the guidelines for the 2027 to 2031 technical regulations. But it is already becoming apparent that it will be difficult to achieve unanimity in the areas of aerodynamics, displacement, restriction or ban of the devices (start device, rear ride height device). Pit Beirer, Motorsport Director of Pierer Mobility AG with the brands KTM, GASGAS and Husqvarna, assured at the Silverstone GP on the first weekend in August that the basis for discussion in the manufacturer alliance MSMA is now excellent again. Gigi Dall'Igna (57), General Manager at Ducati Corse since October 2013, reacted with a fit of laughter when SPEEDWEEK.com asked him if he had also made the same observation. "A good relationship in the MSMA is an impossibility," joked the Italian. As a reminder: When Ducati used the controversial wing in front of the rear wheel (“spoon”) at the start of the season in Doha/Qatar with the factory drivers Dovizioso and Petrucci and finished 1st and 6th in 2019, Honda, Aprilia, Suzuki and KTM protested against this result . They described the "spoon" as an illegal aerodynamic device. Dall'Igna boldly claimed that the wing does not create downforce, but cools the rear tire, so it's for safety. The protest was dismissed by the stewards in Doha, as was the appeal to the FIM. But after that, the climate in the MSMA was so poisoned that not a single meeting took place in 2019. Normally, the managers and technicians from the plants meet at every second or third Grand Prix to exchange ideas. It was only during the lockdown in April 2020 that people were forced to talk to each other again, because cost-cutting solutions had to be found. For example, the 2020 MotoGP specs were frozen for one more season, wildcards were banned for 2020, only 14 Grands Prix came about, some through double events like Jerez, Spielberg, Aragón, Misano and Valencia. "At least we talk about the future in the MSMA," admitted Gigi Dall'Igna. “In some areas we agree. But it will certainly be impossible to reach unanimity on all aspects of the new technical regulations." That means: Dorna boss Carmelo Ezpeleta will have the last word. The Spaniard makes no secret of the fact that he definitely doesn't want to increase costs and reduce top speed. "Yes, of course, Carmelo Ezpeleta will decide in the end," Dall'Igna is aware. “We can put proposals on the table by the end of the season. We will find a majority decision on certain motorcycle issues. But ultimately, the FIM and Carmelo will make the final decision." For example, there is now a proposal on the table to lower the maximum displacement from 1000 to 850 cc. "Three and a half of the five plants are in favor, one and a half against," revealed Gigi Dall'Igna, whose outstanding Desmosedici won twelve of the 20 MotoGP races in 2022 and eight out of ten in 2023. "Ducati campaigned for 850cc." KTM is not strictly against 850cc, especially as Brad Binder's top speed record on the KTM is 366.1 km/h. But the Austrians have so far resisted the displacement reduction, probably also as a means of pressure to get additional MotoGP slots at Dorna. But this train has left. The factory that voted fiercely against the 850cc proposal because of the heavy investment in new engines and performance parts is Aprilia. Race boss Massimo Rivola says that the engine power can be reduced with less effort by reducing the maximum bore, as well as by the 2027 mandatory Bio Fuel. What speaks in favor of 850 ccm, a cubic capacity that hardly any production model comes onto the market with? "Yes, it's a strange displacement," admits Dall'Igna. “But in MotoGP we build prototypes. That's the reality. And the top speed will cause us problems in the future if we don't do anything. The speed is already too high. We have to take into account that the new regulations will apply until the end of 2031, which is eight years from now. If we continue with 1000cc until then and increase the speed every year, we will have problems. » Some drivers are now suggesting that the devices should be banned, because all manufacturers now have them and a ban would not change competition. Gigi Dall'Igna does not accept this argument. "Then we would have to remove all wings from the racing cars in Formula 1, because everyone has them," he wipes this reasoning off the table. "That's an argument I don't understand. The wings increase safety in MotoGP. Because what is the most problematic phase when you control a racing bike? When the front wheel has no contact with the ground!» But the drivers complain about the turbulence and the "dirty air" when they are traveling in a group. “We also had this turbulence in the past when there were no winglets,” the Ducati race manager is convinced. He recognizes more important aspects for the MotoGP technical regulations after 2026. “In my opinion, we have to reduce the speed of the bikes a bit for safety reasons. It's an obligation I believe. But we mustn't push the lap times too much, otherwise the 1000cc four-cylinder superbikes are faster. At the moment, MotoGP bikes are three to four seconds faster on average. So we have some room for power reduction, but it's limited. We can increase MotoGP lap times by one second, nothing more." Dall'Igna also disagrees with colleagues who think that lap times should be increased by using poorer tire quality, which would be the cheapest. "I'm against it, because in the end the tires are an important part of safety," the Italian points out. «If I were a driver, I would be quite scared if I had to use a second-rate tyre...» The Ducati engineer speaks from experience: he has struggled enough with inferior Dunlop tires at Aprilia with the 500cc twin.
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Post by truenorth on Aug 29, 2023 7:36:04 GMT -8
Gigi Dall'Igna: Rear Device 2027 as an overtaking system? Gigi Dall'Igna Gigi Dall'Igna has the idea of using the Rear Ride Height Device 2027 as an overtaking system, for example ten times per GP distance. But the other factories and some drivers want to ban it entirely. In his almost ten years as General Manager at Ducati Corse, Gigi Dall'Igna has made a name for himself with his revolutionary ideas and technical innovations (he maneuvered the Factory Team into Open Class status in 2014 and 2015, he brought winglets, the devices, the rear wheel wing "spoon » and so on) has already caused quite a stir. In July 2022, Gigi Dall'Igna even raised the possibility of hybrid drives for the 2027 MotoGP World Championship, although he wanted to keep costs under control by using standard components for all plants. "We have to look for solutions to improve the efficiency of the engines," emphasized Dall'Igna in an interview with SPEEDWEEK.com in August 2022. «Efficiency is one of the key points for the future. That's why I think we need to do something different after 2026 than just using the combustion engine." That was to be understood as a clear plea for a hybrid engine, for which the Volkswagen Group, as the Ducati owner with the group brands from VW through Skoda, Seat and Audi to Porsche, could of course have contributed a lot of know-how, especially at that time Porsche and Audi planned to enter the Formula 1 World Championship in 2026. Porsche has shelved the F1 plans because the takeover of Red Bull Racing didn't work out. Audi, on the other hand, has allied itself with the former Sauber racing team for 2026. Ducati: Hybrid idea for 2027 not eligible for a majority In Formula 1, the complex "power units" have been divided into six modules since 2014. In addition to the combustion engine, these are the two generators, the MGU-K, the MGU-H, the turbocharger, the battery and the control unit for the electronics. In the first year, each driver was allowed to use five copies of each of these modules. Dorna and the other MotoGP plants immediately resisted such hybrid concepts - because of the enormous development and operating costs. As a reminder: Red Bull Technology paid leasing fees of 25 to 27 million euros for the "power units" per racing team and season for the two teams Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso in the first years of the turbo hybrid era after 2013 at Renault . The engines had 40 to 80 hp less than the winning Mercedes drive units. Previously, the F1 teams had used 2.4 liter V8 engines from Cosworth, Renault or Ferrari, for example. Ferrari's 2.4-litre naturally aspirated engine cost €4.5 million a car ten years ago, which is €9 million for a two-driver team. There was also €0.7 million for the KERS per vehicle. In total, Toro Rosso paid Ferrari around €10.4 million a year in 2013. So the 1.6-liter turbo era brought with it a huge price increase. The engine packages suddenly cost almost three times as much! At best, Honda would still have been interested in this F1 technology for MotoGP, but Gigi Dall'Igna's hybrid technology idea proved to be incapable of winning a majority - and was quickly shelved. But the inventive Italian doesn't give up. During the discussions about the new MotoGP technical regulations for the five years from 2027 to 2031, the 57-year-old Gigi Dall'Igna even brought up a new overtaking system, as he revealed in an interview with SPEEDWEEK.com. With this proposal, Dall'Igna wants to extend the life of the controversial Rear Ride Height Device, which lowers the rear mechanically when accelerating. «According to my idea and the idea of Ducati, this device should be used as a kind of 'overtake system', i.e. for overtaking. For example, you could allow it to be used ten times per race on Sunday, not more often." DRS: The Formula 1 overtaking system In Formula 1, overtaking in certain zones is made easier by the "Drag Reduction System" (DRS), which was valid in the DTM from 2013 to 2021 and has also been used in Formula Renault 3.5 since 2012. The Drag Reduction System reduces air resistance and is made possible by a movable rear wing. This technique has been used in the Formula 1 World Championship since 2011. In Formula 1, the DRS leads to more frequent overtaking manoeuvres, because part of the rear wing is hydraulically flattened, which leads to less air resistance on the straight and to a higher top speed. The system may only be activated by the drivers when they are at a measuring point on the track previously determined by the FIA and are only one second behind the vehicle in front. The system is automatically deactivated as soon as the driver presses the brake pedal before the next bend. For safety reasons, the system may not be used on a wet track. However, most MotoGP manufacturers and a number of riders would like to ban the mechanical devices after 2026 because they only cost money and are not relevant to series development.
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Post by truenorth on Aug 30, 2023 5:51:21 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 31, 2023 7:55:36 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 31, 2023 7:55:56 GMT -8
^funny cuz it's true
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Post by truenorth on Aug 31, 2023 8:37:48 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Sept 1, 2023 6:42:47 GMT -8
Moto3 Practice 1 1 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Leopard Racing HONDA 1'48.300 13 14 245.4 2 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'48.956 13 15 0.656 0.656 240.0 3 18 Matteo BERTELLE ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'49.012 14 15 0.712 0.056 241.0 4 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN Leopard Racing HONDA 1'49.015 14 15 0.715 0.003 245.4 5 95 Collin VEIJER NED Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 1'49.030 12 16 0.730 0.015 242.1 6 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'49.273 14 15 0.973 0.243 243.2 7 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'49.280 15 15 0.980 0.007 240.5 8 55 Romano FENATI ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'49.281 12 13 0.981 0.001 238.9 9 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'49.295 12 14 0.995 0.014 240.5 10 96 Daniel HOLGADO SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'49.361 13 16 1.061 0.066 243.2 11 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1'49.546 13 15 1.246 0.185 244.3 12 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 1'49.600 14 16 1.300 0.054 242.6 13 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'49.712 14 14 1.412 0.112 240.5 14 66 Joel KELSO AUS CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'49.750 11 16 1.450 0.038 243.2 15 99 José Antonio RUEDA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'49.806 13 15 1.506 0.056 243.7 16 80 David ALONSO COL Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1'49.813 14 16 1.513 0.007 243.2 17 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'49.878 11 15 1.578 0.065 246.5 18 7 Filippo FARIOLI ITA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'49.919 11 15 1.619 0.041 240.5 19 10 Diogo MOREIRA BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'50.001 11 12 1.701 0.082 243.7 20 92 David ALMANSA SPA Finetwork Intact GP HUSQVARNA 1'50.053 14 15 1.753 0.052 235.8 21 38 David SALVADOR SPA CIP Green Power KTM 1'50.178 15 15 1.878 0.125 245.4 22 44 David MUÑOZ SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1'50.195 11 15 1.895 0.017 242.1 23 63 Syarifuddin AZMAN MAL MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'50.412 11 13 2.112 0.217 242.1 24 43 Xavier ARTIGAS SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'50.718 12 16 2.418 0.306 243.2 25 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'50.782 12 15 2.482 0.064 241.6 26 20 Lorenzo FELLON FRA CIP Green Power KTM 1'50.883 14 14 2.583 0.101 248.2 27 33 Tatchakorn BUASRI THA Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'51.034 13 15 2.734 0.151 241.0 28 27 Kaito TOBA JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'51.117 6 14 2.817 0.083 243.2 29 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1'51.264 11 13 2.964 0.147 239.4 30 70 Joshua WHATLEY GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'51.350 6 15 3.050 0.086 242.1
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Post by truenorth on Sept 1, 2023 6:43:54 GMT -8
Moto2 Practice 1 1 79 Ai OGURA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 1'44.804 14 17 289.5 2 37 Pedro ACOSTA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 1'44.806 13 18 0.002 0.002 293.4 3 21 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Beta Tools SpeedUp BOSCOSCURO 1'44.822 14 17 0.018 0.016 288.7 4 40 Aron CANET SPA Pons Wegow Los40 KALEX 1'44.862 12 16 0.058 0.040 290.3 5 16 Joe ROBERTS USA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 1'44.961 14 19 0.157 0.099 289.5 6 22 Sam LOWES GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 1'45.160 13 18 0.356 0.199 288.7 7 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 1'45.176 17 17 0.372 0.016 292.6 8 96 Jake DIXON GBR Asterius GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 1'45.235 14 17 0.431 0.059 288.7 9 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 1'45.262 13 15 0.458 0.027 291.1 10 18 Manuel GONZALEZ SPA Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 M KALEX 1'45.428 18 19 0.624 0.166 291.1 11 35 Somkiat CHANTRA THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 1'45.472 14 18 0.668 0.044 291.8 12 54 Fermín ALDEGUER SPA Beta Tools SpeedUp BOSCOSCURO 1'45.503 13 14 0.699 0.031 294.2 13 71 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 1'45.563 12 17 0.759 0.060 286.4 14 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX 1'45.574 13 16 0.770 0.011 292.6 15 7 Barry BALTUS BEL Fieten Olie Racing GP KALEX 1'45.618 12 18 0.814 0.044 291.8 16 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA Fantic Racing KALEX 1'45.649 16 20 0.845 0.031 290.3 17 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 1'45.677 15 18 0.873 0.028 289.5 18 24 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA OnlyFans American Racing KALEX 1'45.737 15 19 0.933 0.060 289.5 19 84 Zonta VD GOORBERGH NED Fieten Olie Racing GP KALEX 1'45.745 19 19 0.941 0.008 290.3 20 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Pons Wegow Los40 KALEX 1'45.870 12 18 1.066 0.125 289.5 21 3 Lukas TULOVIC GER Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP KALEX 1'45.900 19 22 1.096 0.030 291.1 22 12 Filip SALAC CZE QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX 1'45.991 6 12 1.187 0.091 289.5 23 8 Senna AGIUS AUS Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP KALEX 1'46.125 13 17 1.321 0.134 291.8 24 28 Izan GUEVARA SPA Asterius GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 1'46.570 18 18 1.766 0.445 289.5 25 33 Rory SKINNER GBR OnlyFans American Racing KALEX 1'46.631 18 19 1.827 0.061 289.5 26 55 Yeray RUIZ SPA Forward Team FORWARD 1'46.822 11 14 2.018 0.191 288.0 27 73 Mattia RATO ITA Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 1'47.022 16 17 2.218 0.200 290.3 28 67 Alberto SURRA ITA Forward Team FORWARD 1'47.039 13 14 2.235 0.017 287.2 29 72 Borja GOMEZ SPA Fantic Racing KALEX 1'47.205 13 19 2.401 0.166 291.1 30 5 Kohta NOZANE JPN Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 M KALEX 1'47.425 17 17 2.621 0.220 280.5
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