MotoGP -- Sport Ducati Corse Director Paolo Ciabatti, assume their enormous influence to ban front wing in 2017. For the Ducati MotoGP is looking for other ways to replace the front wing technology.
Ciabatti said major influence not their front wings seen from the results of tests undertaken brand-new Ducati rider, Jorge Lorenzo, at the Valencia Circuit in November 2016 and the Sepang circuit a few days ago. How Lorenzo to race, especially when entering the corner, so different.
"We also realize there are other manufacturers that have developed a form of a new front wing. We were already thinking about the form of new fairing which will replace the functions of the front wing," said Ciabatti who met at a joint press conference Shell Advance in Kuningan, Jakarta, Thursday (2 / 2).
Currently, more Ciabatti, Ducati is being constantly doing research and analyzing related metamorphosis front wing in the Desmosedici GP17 motorcycle. "The end result can be seen in the Qatar Grand Prix later," said Ciabatti.
Ducati is the first manufacturer to use the team winglet on his iron horse, ie in 2014. Innovation is proven to make two Ducati riders that time, Andrea Ianonne and Andrea Dovizioso, appear competitive.
Seeing these results, other teams follow the lead Ducati uses the wings on his motorcycle. However, the FIM (International Motorcycling Federation) made new regulations banning the use of winglets because it was considered dangerous.
In fact, said Ciabatti, the front wing is not something technologies that endanger other drivers. Because, as far as the use of the front wing, there were no incidents that cause the rider injured because winglet.
Separately, Lorenzo said that the difference of the motor without a front wing making test results at Sepang Circuit is less good. Even Lorenzo had collapsed in the 17th position on the first day of the test.
"The difference, at Sepang we did not use winglet," said Lorenzo.
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