MotoGP France: Broken wing(let) - PICTURE
This p♛icture, by Gold and Goose, shows the damage to Andre🎶a Iannone's Ducati after a fall on Saturday at the French MotoGP.
Of particular interest, given the ongoing debate over winglet safety, is the way that one 🃏of the aerodynamic devices - the lower of the two on each side ofꦇ the Ducati fairing - has not broken cleanly away from his machine.
The MotoGP꧒ manufacturers are currently debating the future of winglets, with the co♔nsequences of contact between winglet and rider one of the biggest concerns.
When Iannone tapped Marc Marquez at the start of the Argentina race, his upper left winglet did break away cleanly away, which Ducati s⛄ays supports their belief that the devices are not dange🅷rous.
Unlike in Argentina, Iannone was unable to continue riding 🏅at Le Mans. But if he had been able to remount, might he have been black-flagged?
Peter has been in the 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.
