Now yes Marc Marquez He does not fight with the same weapons. His Gresini, the 2023 Ducati, lost an important engine component which greatly reduced its performance this weekend in the Japanese Grand Prix. A component he had in Indonesia.
‘Mundo Deportivo’ revealed that after Marc’s motorbike engine broke down in Mandalika, Ducati has decided to remove this component from the motorcycle’s engine.
No Ducati 2023 had it in Japan and the riders, of course, protested: “It is true that it is a big change compared to Mandalika, that is to say compared to the motorcycle d ‘seven days ago. The change greatly affects my behavior, Yes, but there is no point in complaining… there is no other choice but to adapt to what exists.
Also Marco BezzechiVR46 driver: “Now everything is even worse, it makes things more difficult for me. When there is little grip things go a little better, but when the asphalt has good grip like here in Motegi , the bike doesn’t stop, it doesn’t stop, it doesn’t turn… In short, it doesn’t do anything I’d like the bike to do.”
“It’s the only thing that improved the sensations we had…”deplores the Italian.
AND Gigi Dall’IgnaDucati’s chief engineer, said it was a part that everyone in the MotoGP paddock knew: “It’s not a secret. Ducati could have hidden it, but they didn’t want to …”.
“It is a part visible without problem on the motorcycle… You just need to know where to look,” he concludes.
