Francesco Bagnaia: MotoGP's front ride-height ban ‘not a problem’

If Ducati's MotoGP rivals hoped that the new-for-2023 front ride-height ban might cause a drop in performance for the Desmosedicis, they are likely to be disappointed.
Francesco Bagnaia, 2023 Ducati
Francesco Bagnaia, 2023 Ducati

While the front system was tried in pre-season testing and continued to be developed by the likes of Pramac’s168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Johann Zarco, reigning world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia has revealed he removed it ꦐafter the opening rꦅace weekend in Qatar.

“I used the front height device in the test and FP1, FP2, FP3 in Qatar, then I stopped using it,” Bagnaia said. “So it will not be a big change for me. When they decided to take it away, it w💯as not a problem for me.”

The front ride-height ban is the only significant change to the MotoGP technical rules for 2023. Rear ride-height devices, as pioneered by Ducati, ♋plus front and rear holeshot devices (for t💮he start only) remain legal.

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Meanwhile, Bagnaia also revealed the switch 🦩to a smaller fairing had proved beneficial in terms of handling for th💎e GP22.

“If you remember, all the y🦄ears the Ducati fairing was very big and last year we went with a really small one. I pushed a lot for it and we changed a lot t🅷he feeling on the bike,” he said.

While Ducati has joined Yamaha in unveiling its 2023 team colours, the latest aerodynamics remain a closely guided sec✤ret until track action ౠbegins at Sepang next month.

But Bagnaia doesn’t exp🔯ect anything radical for the GP23.

“Next season’s [fairing] will be very similar to this year,” he said. “I didn't go to the wind tunnel because they have ways to replicate us [on t🎐he bike] so they don't need us.

“But in any case, speaking a♈bout aerodyn🐠amics they are working very hard.”

Ducati has followed Aprilia’s lead by investigating a fatter lower fairing, to speed up air passing under the bike during cornering, p🃏lus rear seat aerodynamic devices.

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