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Just ran into this article on Italian media. Google-translated it as I don't have time to do it myself, hope it's understandable...
Countdown to the ruling of the Fim Court of Appeals.
Countdown to the Fim Court of Appeals ruling, which will rule on the Ducati device in the next few hours. Mike Leitner, the technical director of Red Bull KTM Factory Team in an interview with Speedweek does not hide his irritation. "In December, such a spoiler under the swingarm would not have been allowed yet. But eight days before the Grand Prix in Qatar it suddenly had no more aerodynamic function, but of tire cooling. Even a child realizes that the aerodynamic load is generated when I mount an appendix under the swingarm and then install three fins ... But if Gigi Dall’Igna believes he is the smartest, I cannot change the situation ”.
"The judges received all sorts of information. Suzuki and Aprilia brought the aerodynamics Filippo Petrucci, who previously worked with Michael Schumacher in F1 at Ferrari. But there has been no analysis later, so we cannot know what the verdict will be. Now we have to wait for the announcement ".
For Leitner “Ducati always protests for a series of stable rules. And while all manufacturers have built 2019 prototypes based on December's aerodynamic guidelines, Ducati continues to deceive and convince the technical director to adopt a new version of the rules ".
Countdown to the ruling of the Fim Court of Appeals.
Countdown to the Fim Court of Appeals ruling, which will rule on the Ducati device in the next few hours. Mike Leitner, the technical director of Red Bull KTM Factory Team in an interview with Speedweek does not hide his irritation. "In December, such a spoiler under the swingarm would not have been allowed yet. But eight days before the Grand Prix in Qatar it suddenly had no more aerodynamic function, but of tire cooling. Even a child realizes that the aerodynamic load is generated when I mount an appendix under the swingarm and then install three fins ... But if Gigi Dall’Igna believes he is the smartest, I cannot change the situation ”.
"The judges received all sorts of information. Suzuki and Aprilia brought the aerodynamics Filippo Petrucci, who previously worked with Michael Schumacher in F1 at Ferrari. But there has been no analysis later, so we cannot know what the verdict will be. Now we have to wait for the announcement ".
For Leitner “Ducati always protests for a series of stable rules. And while all manufacturers have built 2019 prototypes based on December's aerodynamic guidelines, Ducati continues to deceive and convince the technical director to adopt a new version of the rules ".
) because despite the millions they keep investing they can barely beat the Aprilias....
