Nothing for now.
But we get some [unhappy] words from KTM Pit Beirer:
Pit Beirer: Why KTM has protested against Ducati
"Team Manager Mike Leitner and I are going to Tardozzi on Sunday afternoon to tell Pit-walk that we're going to protest if they use the wing in the race," KTM Motorsport Director Pit Beirer said in an interview SPEEDWEEK.com. "And that we probably will not agree on this. He smiled and meant, they are convinced that the part complies with the regulations. We told him, four manufacturers see the other. That's why the protest will happen. "
"This protest is a logical consequence," added Beirer. «We are now accused that we could have said something at the Qatar test. But then you see 1000 new parts from all sorts of manufacturers, and then you look at a part of it more closely and think about what was fabricated there and what it means. We met with the other manufacturers at the Qatar GP and talked about this part. We believe that this wing does not match what we mean by tire cooling or aerodynamics. Four manufacturers have assumed that this part aerodynamically makes a difference. We communicated this to Technical Director Danny Aldridge and asked him to inform Ducati as well. We did not want to be driven with this part. However, Ducati's point of view was clear: they are convinced that they are within the rules. The other manufacturers deny that. You can make a protest only at the race. So we did that. Ducati was aware before Saturday was over that they would face a protest. Nevertheless you drove on this part on Sunday. But we can not be accused, nobody would have said anything, we would have let Ducati run into the open knife. We are not concerned. That Ducati is denied the victory of Dovi. Hopefully Dovi will not lose this victory because he deserved to win. And Ducati with their technical performance just like that. But we want clarity for the future. Otherwise, next comes the rear wing on the hump ... It's about that such aerodynamic excesses are contained in the future. That's what the four manufacturers want. Neither of us is interested in Dovi being deprived of this well-deserved victory. This victory certainly did not arise, because down there now a new plastic part on the swingarm hangs.
Beirer: "Ducati can not blame us for not being forewarned. She wants to portray it as if everyone had shut up, then let Ducati win and subsequently protested. It was not like that. We have made it clear before that if we go with the part, we will make the protest to clarify if that is legal. This zone in the regulations must be clarified. Then in each plant, five people can stop worrying about the next aerodynamic part. It's starting to get a little bit out of hand. This aerodynamic madness has to be stopped a bit. »
"It was definitely not the case that Mike first said on Sunday that we are not against this part," emphasizes Pit Beirer. "We were against it from the beginning and have insisted on a clarification."
The engineers at Honda, Suzuki, KTM and Aprilia are convinced that the faulty wing or rain deflector generates unauthorized downforce or downforce, which is an aerodynamic aid and is not used to cool the tire.
Beirer: "You just have to enter something into a computer model, then you can see where the wind whistles past. If the wind can create pressure surfaces down, then you have downforce, no question. The whole wings, which now hang on the side of the panel, cause something, even though they are only small pieces of plastic. Take a look at a Formula 1 front wing, how many parts it consists of, which all have an influence. But we really do not want to go there. "
Yamaha technician Ramon Forcada said that at Yamaha in Valencia they had mounted similar deflections only in the rain to keep water from the rear tire. "There are all four manufacturers agree that the Yamaha wing was also so worked and all was just for that thought," says Beirer. "The Yamaha part just made sure to get the water out of the tire. That's why you can not compare the two wings. But from me they should also prohibit such a part in the rain. No-one on a racing bike needs all this bells and whistles. We want to find out who he is the best motorcyclist and not who builds the best wings.
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LoL to the bold part. So what the .... KTM is doing in the series if the only reason is figuring out who is the best motorcyclist?
Motorcycle racing involve mainly two factors: a motorcycle (obvious) and a rider. It's all about the pair. Actually I think we all figured out already who the best rider is (MM?), and the racing is funny also because worst riders can capitalize over his bikes being better and more developed to equalize the race.
They are going to destroy prototype racing this way. The day technology development stops to make room only for the rider, I stop watching bike racing too. That's obvious.
