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Ducati aims for less physically demanding 2017 bike
Ducati sporting director Paolo Ciabatti says that the Italian marque is aiming for its 2017 MotoGP bike to be less physically demanding than the current one.
Oriol Puigdemont
Edited: Oct 26, 2016, 12:07 PM
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While it has not been publicly acknowledged, there are certain Ducati team members who are worried about the performance shown by Jorge Lorenzo in recent races – with the Spaniard having appeared a shadow of the three-time champion that the Borgo Panigale constructor chose to sign back in April.
Despite this uncertainty, Ducati continues to work on the development of the bike with which Lorenzo will be expected to take the fight to Honda and Yamaha from the start of next year.
Aware of the strengths of the Spaniard, the engineers at the Bologna factory are trying to mitigate the physical demands of the Desmosedici, which were demonstrated by Andrea Iannone and Andrea Dovizioso at Silverstone.
Both riders acknowledged that their difficulties at the British track were caused by the pain they felt in the forearms while cornering, and Iannone was said to crash out of the race for this reason.
With these indications, Ducati’s technical department - with Gigi Dall’Igna at the helm - is working to find ways to create a less physical bike, as confirmed by Ciabatti.
“We have ideas, Gigi knows what Jorge’s qualities are and what he needs, although at the Valencia test we will have a slightly clearer idea,” he said.
“Anyway, our intention is that the bike will not just be for strong men. And not just for Jorge, but for all the other riders. Pramac will also have a 2017 bike and we don’t want cases like Silverstone recurring.
“At the same time, we know one of the main characteristics of the bike is the power of the engine, and this usually requires a greater physical effort."
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