Valentino Rossi: Aerodynamics make MotoGP more physical, but don't change style

500cc, 990cc, 800cc and 1000cc engines. Two and four-stroke. V4, Inline4 and V5. Honda, Yamaha and Ducati. Factory and standard electronics. Michelin and Bridgestone tyres. Wings and ride-height devices… - Valentino Rossi has𒈔 tried them all during a 22-year premier-class career.
Each major technical change requires a corresponding adaptation in riding style. Bu♒t while wings represent are the biggest visual alteration to MotoGP bikes in recent yea💖rs, Rossi confirmed that it's still the less glamourous basics of tyres and brakes that have had the biggest impact on modern riding technique.
"For me in the last years the riding💯 style has changed, especially the position on the bike ☂and how everybody’s very much forward with their head, shoulders and elbows," Rossi said.
"Also for me the way to approach the corners, the lines, has changed very much because now𝔉 with these bikes, tyres and brakes you can enter the corner a lot faster. So, you ride in a bit different way compared to the last five years🌠.
"But I don't know how much of that is co𓂃rrelated to the aerodynamics.
"In the end the aerodynamics give you better acceleration, so you arrive at the next corner faster. You also have more load on the front, so you can brake harder and the bike becomes he🐽avier in the change of d💖irection, so you need to use more strength. In general, it's more difficult physically.
"Those are the differences that are created by the aerodynamics, more than a change in the ridin💛g style."
While some riders have an extreme body position on the bike, Rossi believes a 🎀more&nbsཧp;traditional style can also be made to work.
"Everybody has their own style, and I see a lot of riders that are very fast even if they have a more normal position on the bike, 𒁃like Jack Miller or Franco [Morbidelli] also," Rossi said.
The nine-time world champion, ꦿwho admits he isn't as comfortable on the softer construction rear tyres now used in MotoGP, is planning to decide on his racing future during the summer break after a best finish of just tenth place so far this season.




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.