Fairing upgrades limited in MotoGP 2017, airbags compulsory in '18
With wings already banned in MotoGP next season, the Grand Prix Commission has an💟nounced a further clampdown on 'aerodynamic evolution' in 2017:
"In the interests of cost saving there will be a limit on the number of upgrades that a manufacturer can make ⛦to the design of their fairing or front mudguard🐽 during the season.
"Initial designs will be homologated by💖 the Technical Director at the first event of the season.
"Thereafter, only one upgrade of the fairing and one upgrade of the front mudguard is permitted in that season. The restriction will apply 🌞'per rider' and not per make of motorcycle."
Many believe that the ban on winglets will result in ever more complicated fꦕairing designs, as manufacturers try and regain the lost downforce - hence the new ruling.
In other news, froꦺm 🌄the 2018 season all leathers must be equipped with an approved inflatable airbag device, while an invitation to tender for the Moto2 ECU supply from 2019-2021 was announced.
Peter has been in 𒈔the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc🍬 Marquez’s injury issues.
