Many fans think MotoGP’s technical rules need changing, so Mat Oxley sat down with Dorna management to discuss lack of overtaking, downforce aero, ride-height devices, concessions, safety and much more
I wonder if the sole tyre supplier is really the problem. The tyres force every bike to strive for the same performance characteristics - because those are what the tyre allows. No one can afford to try anything truly revolutionary because the punishment for straying from the mean is too great. Everyone uses a twin spar aluminium frame, telescopic front forks, rear mono shock, Brembo brakes, and a V4 firing order (with one remaining manufacturer still using an inline 4 engine). Bikes which are 50mm longer or shorter than the norm are radical.