2023-06-26 21:55:25
The aerodynamics. A word that seemed to be the salvation of MotoGP and that is becoming his condemnation. The technical evolution has gone in this direction guided by Ducati and some are already beginning to warn that, either the motorcycles return to the starting point, or the races are going to look more and more like Formula One, always criticized by the fans. of motorcycling due to the lack of overtaking. The front wings, which helped keep the tires glued to the ground at high speeds, gave way to the rear appendages and now all of them also have the device that allows the suspension height to be lowered and that the pilots activate at the start and in other moments of the races. Too much technology that leaves less room for the driver to be decisive and make a difference.
“There is a high level of drivers and a lot of technical equality, it is all very complicated and it is difficult to shine,” said Aleix Espargaró after not being able to overtake Binder in the final part of the Dutch Grand Prix. A race in which the top five classified were very close to each other, but where there was not a single overtaking between them in the last nine laps. Bagnaia led ahead of Bezzecchi, followed by Brad Binder, later penalized with the loss of one position, Aleix Espargaró and Jorge Martín. Nobody put the wheel on anyone and not for lack of desire. It happens that the current MotoGPs are very fast, but at the same time getting bigger, with larger engines that with aerodynamics allow everyone to brake much later and there is only one good line.
They have lost the agility of not long ago, when someone like Marc Márquez could change the trajectory in the middle of a curve and surprise the one who had just passed him by finding a gap on the other side. And as if this were not enough, going behind another motorcycle has become an ordeal, due to the rise in pressure on the front wheel due to the hot air it receives and due to a slipstream that turns braking into a real lottery.
The handlebars have been filled with buttons in the style of F-1 steering wheels and the pilot’s instinct counts for less. Overtaking has been reduced and many are already asking that the technological race be reduced for the good of the show. Ducati thinks differently: they have spent many years in the doldrums and now they lead by crushing, while classics like Honda and Yamaha suffer and others, like Suzuki, have gone directly.
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