Motorcycle racing is very simple â all youâre trying to do is get down the straights as quick as possible and around the corners as fast as possible â but also incredibly complex. And MotoGP has never been more complicated than it is now. In the old days it was engine, chassis, suspension and tyres. Now itâs engines, chassis, suspension, electronics, downforce aero, holeshot devices, shapeshifters and tyres.
Nor has it ever been closer. At one race last year, the top 10 was covered by 5.4 seconds, which averages out at a difference of one hundredth of a second at each corner between the winner and whoever finished 10th. Itâs insanely close â if your bike and rider arenât 99.9 percent as good as the best, youâre nowhere.
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