With Marc | Without Marc | |
GP24 | 61 | 70 |
GP23 | 20 | 7 |
KTM | 11 | 14 |
Aprilia | 10 | 11 |
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If the current grid was frozen, then in a few years we'd have Acosta in his prime versus other riders on the downhill slope. But, Acosta is going to eventually be up against David Alonso. Of course, Alonso could easily be another Moto3 star that fails to shine at higher levels, but the more I see the more I think he's going to be an alien.
Thanks. I made the thread two races ago, and don't want to hog all the thread-creating for myself
Fascinating, thanks for posting! I'm pretty surprised by the result, even if it's just one data point. A lot of money being spent on aero, does make you wonder how effective it is. The bike just looks so much better without.
Agreed. The comparison I think of is Lando Norris at Mclaren. He's been there 6 seasons despite having chances to go to more competitive teams. Now his car if finally a frontrunner, he has a new team mate who is mostly outclassing him.
Won't get into the debate of how important aero is for laptimes, but I've been a firm believer in that the dreadful racing we get during most races is due to a combination of ride-height devices and tire pressures, and not so much aero as people bemoan. We got plenty of great racing with aero bikes involved. Marc himself has said that ride devices have equalized perfomance and it's the main cause negating rider skill. What you used to do with your hands and sense, now simply requires engaging the height device and get amazing traction out of corners regardless of skill. And then you add the tire pressure nonsense, which makes riders hesitant to do their own races in case pressure shoots up/goes low, and we get dull racing more often than not.I didn't see this receiving any coverage during the weekend but it's quite interesting how well he was able to do without wings.
Also kinda supports my theory that ride height has more of an effect than aero.
Trackhouse took all aero off Fernandez's MotoGP bike in Australian GP
Those two are linked. The increased aero loading is the main driver of the minimum tyre pressure if I recall correctly.
You're a visionary....kinda.
I agree that it was over the line. My personal 'line' that is. That Canet stayed upright may have been a matter of luck as much as it was any evidence that the move was OK.
Please post a link, if you are watching it from somewhere that has a link.
