While gaps between MotoGP and WorldSBK machines have always had a tendency ൲to fluctuate based on circuit lengths, bike development and the riders onboard said bikes, last week’s Portimao WorldSBK test showed that MotoGP has perhaps lost its clear advantage. 

Four WorldSBK riders including world champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alvaro Bautista, who topped the two-day test, broke the Portimao Superbike lap record, and while not a total surprise, it was how close th♍ey were to matching MotoGP times that was the most im🌠pressive part. 

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Bautista managed to put a short race stint together where he lapped within 1-to-2 tenths slower than 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo’s fastest in-race lap during last season’s Portuguese Grand Prix, while the Spaniard’s time attack run saw him finish three tenths down on 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia’s MotoGP lap record. 

Superbikes have incredible technology which has only got better ov💧er the last few years, however, given the cost difference between building both bikes, to lap within such small margin⛄s around a long lap is very impressive if we’re looking at it from a WorldSBK point of view.

In regards to MotoGP, improved aerodynamics in the form of winglets and holeshot devices - the front holeshot device has been banned in MotoGP for 2023 but not the rear devi♓ce - have led to huge development gains, thus allowing MotoGP bikes to reach unimaginable speeds, which in-trun could and has already produced horrific-looking crashes.

And while a reduction in speed has been highlighted as something worth considering by many watching the sport, Dorna’s Director of Technology, Corrado Cecchinelli, told that no cha🐲nge will be made unless the same ꦑreduction in speed is applied to Superbike racing. 

Cecchinelli said: "To limit the performance of MotoGP bikes we could decr💧ease the engine capacity or simply decrea꧃se the bore even further. Obviously we should also intervene on the Superbike. 

"The problem is also in the diversity 𝔍of the mono-tyre chosen, because Pirelli is focusing a lot on development and this increases the performance of the production-derived bikes." 

Cecchinelli also spoke about the challenge that comeꦡs with setting regulations as he believes engineers will always find ways to get around the obstacles in front of them.

"The problem with regulations is thಞat no matter how much thought goes into them, they can be got around," added the Dorna official. "There are dozens of engin🍸eers who know how to do it… and of course, they do. 

"In the current regulations, for example, the wings ꧃must be built with a certain stiffness, in order not to flex and stall. As you will recall it happened in F1 before the introduction of a specific norm. 

"One of the eff☂ects of the lowering device is precisely to change the angle of the attacܫk on the wings. 

"Then of course, the load on the rear wheel increases which improves acceleration. These two effects combined allow for higher speeds, because in any mꦿotorsport competition speed on the straights is crucial."