MotoGP: Suter working with Ducati?
Suter is reported to 'have built' the chassis for Ducati's latest MotoGP rac🐷e🅰r.
According to Speedweek.com, the Swiss company had first been contacted to assist the Italian factory by former Ducati Corse general manager Bernhard Gobmeier, in 👍2013.
That collaboration went cold when Gobmꦗeier was replaced by Gigi Dall'Igna the following year, but the Italian is now said to have re-established the chassis relationship for 2016.
"I can not talk about it," Dall'Igna told Speedweek.
While Ducati built its first alumi🍌nium MotoGP f🌞rame for 2012, having previously used steel and carbon fibre, Suter Racing Technology (founded by ex-racer Eskil Suter) has used the technology for a variety of grand prix projects since the late 1990s.
Those include the Muz-Weber that took two poles with Jurgen van den Goorbergh in 1999, the Foggy Petronas WSBK machine from 20꧃02-2005, the factory Kawasaki MotoGP machine from 2004-2006, the 2007 Ilmor and the 2012 Suter-BMW CRT machine.
But Suter's biggest success has been in the single-engine Moto2 class, where it's 🌌chassis skills were proven with three consecutive constructors' titles♍ and one riders' crown, before losing its market share to Kalex.
When asked to comment on the Ducati report, Suter Racing Technology told mahbx.com:
"We fulfil many engineering projects for different clients in the automotive and motorcycle sector🎃. Please understand that we can't comment on any rumour or any brand names from our client list."
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen V♊alentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
