Explained: How the factory Ducati will be better than Marc Marquez’s GP23

Duಞcati t💃echnical director spills secret about the key difference between the GP23 and GP24

Marc Marquez
Marc Marquez

Marc Marquez’s Ducati th💫is season will lack t🐻he developments that will be added to four of his rivals’ bikes.

🐼Factory Ducati pair Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini, and Pramac’s Jorge Martin aꦛnd Franco Morbidell, will profit from the new GP24.

T🔥he Mꦦarquez brothers at Gresini, and VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio di Giannantonio, must ride a year-old Desmosedici.

Ducati technical director Davide Barana told how the newer version will be more advanced than Marquez’s: “"I think the difference between GP24 and GP23 will be higher than that between GP23 and GP22ꦑ.”

He identified the key change as “power”.

Barana explained: "Reach 370 km/h? No, it will🐠 be noticeable in very few ꧅km/h.

“To achieve almost ten km/h, dozens 🅷of horsepower are needed.

“Furthermore, top speed depends on powe🔴r, but also on a🐬erodynamics.

🌸"If you have a lot o🐭f surface area to make downforce, it will cost you more in top speed.

“But there are other things, that's why you have to reach a bala൲nce.

"Then, we will have an aerodynamic package, which, as usual, we will take to Seജpaꦐng.

“In the presꦅentation we saw the aerodynamics of the previous year... also because we have few parts, we always arrive at the last mi💜nute.

“The difference wi💝ll be visible. The differences are♑ quite clear.

“In the si𝓡mulations, on paper, 🌳it gives us good results and it has to be confirmed on the track by the riders, at the level of feeling.”

Marquez tested a GP22🔜 atဣ the postseason Valencia test, his Ducati debut, last year.

He will jo🐼in every other MotoGP rider in testing his new machinery at the Sepang test on 🐽February 6-8.

Honda and Yamaha riders will have a head-start, and be allowed to test at the shakedown on Februa♍ry 1-3, due to the new concessions rules.

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