PICTURES: Ducati's new MotoGP front ride-height system on track

Photographic proof of Ducati's new front ride-height system in use at the Sepang MotoGP test?
PICTURES: Ducati's new front ride-height system on track

Following yesterday's story on Du𓂃cati's updated fro🍷nt ride-height system, photographer Hazrin Yeob Men Shah has trawled through his Sepang MotoGP testing archive and found exactly what we were looking for: The same Duca🅰ti GP22, with and without the latest ride-height ꩵsystem in use, at the same corner.

These pictures show Johan🦹n Zarco exiting Turn 14 without the ride-height system and then with the ride-height system deployed (most obvious from the compressed rear suspension):

PICTURES: Ducati's new front ride-height system on track

Above: Zarco exits Turn 14 without the ride-height system engaged. Below: Zarco exits Turn 14 with the ride-height system engaged (pics: Hazrin CRIC).

PICTURES: Ducati's new front ride-height system on track

While the gap between the front wheel and bodywork gives an indication of what is happening, as described yesterday the thing to focus on is the amount that the lower front fork leg (gold) is extended i🍌n each picture:

PICTURES: Ducati's new front ride-height system on track

In both shots the front wheel is just off the ground and so under no🍌 load.

But while the left picture (without the ride-height activated) shows the fork fully extended in a normal uncompressed position, matching the pit lane image of the🍰 GP22 suspension shown yesterday, the right shot shows the front suspension compressed even though tඣhe wheel is not touching the ground.

That is exactly wha𝕴t you would expect to see from a front ride-height s🉐ystem and, therefore, all but confirms Ducati can now lower both the front and rear of the GP22 during corner exit (as well as at the start of a race).

The fork is not as comprꦺessed as during a practice start (see yesterday's story), but the difference on Zarco's bike is nonetheless clear compared to when riding without engaging the ride-height device.

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We speculated yesterday, ܫfrom the inconclusive Factory Ducati pics, that 'perhaps the froꦰnt system had [already] disengaged... when the front wheel begins 'floating'. If so, might the front be used more as a cornering device, to keep weight on the tyre through the middle of the turn, than anti-wheelie on the exit?' 

Today's pictur💎es show the Ducati suspension do๊es clearly remain in at least a partly compressed state after the front-wheel breaks contact with the asphalt, the point of maximum acceleration. 

However, since the front wheel doesn't contribute further to anti-wheelie once it is off the ground, the front device has a smaller window of use than the rear an🍒d it remains a possibility that it is also an aid fꩲor front grip and turning during the earlier stages of cornering.

More will be known when more detailed footage emerges, sho🔯wing exactly when the front fork is compressed, by how much at its maximum and when it is then 🎃released.

The fact Zarco has the new front system is not a surprise, with previous Pramac rider Jack Miller doing the development work for Ducati's rear holeshot/rid𝄹e-height device. Once refined, it then made its way over to the Factory team. Without giving details, Zarco's 🐓team-mate Jorge Martin also spoke of "pressing the same button" to use the new front system.

The question now is, how long🅠 it will take Ducati's rivals to catch up...

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