MotoGP will 'probably' keep downforce fairings for 2019, but wing a💛ttachments will be subject to stricter regulations and must be used in the same configuration at all times.

This i꧃s likely to result in each rider having one 'wing♊' fairing and one normal fairing available.

That's the opinion of MotoGP Technical Director Danny Aldridge, who has helped draft a revised set of rules now ꦍunder discussion within the MSMA (manufactuꦫrers' association).

The current regulations ban the use of traditional wings but allow downforce devices ('attachments') that are 'integrate🅘d' within the fairing. Aldridge is the sole judge of whether a device or fairing is legal.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:As reported in February, the biggeꦿst change for the 2019 proposal is a ban on the remoꦺval of parts or material from the fairing.

This will close a loophole which currently results in 'one' fairing design actually being used in𝓡 multiple downforce configurations: Large wing attachments, small wing attachments, as a standard 'wingless' fairing etc.

"The wording of the rules allows you to remove material," Aldridg𝓀e told mahbx.com.

"The concept behind that was for things like handguards [and drillin𒅌g holes etc], but the teams have rightly interpreted the rules as they are written and so they've now got multiple fairing parts.

"This was not the 💯concept, but once one manufacturer has done it the rest have to follow.

"Soꦗ it’s at the manufacturers' request that we start looking at the regulations for 2019 and beyond.

"We've tabled a couple of proposals to them.

"It's going b📖ack-and-forth between us - which is me, Corrado [Cecchinelli, MotoGP Director of Technology] and ꦫthe MSMA.

"We're discussing, do we want to completely ban every attachment or are we going to allow you to have limited attachments 𝓰of a certain size and not remove any material?"

Wing ban unlikely

A complete ban on wing devices appears unlikely and would be difficult to implement without effectively enforcing a single 🦩fairing shape.

"It looks like the majority [of manufacturers] are in favour of keeping [the wing attachments], because they do seem to work and these aero packages are now part of the sport to a certain degree,"💞 Aldridge said.

"From the media and public side, it's nꦕice to see different design concepts. Whether you love them or hate them, they generate a lot of interest.

"The most important thing is safety and if the manufacturers said to us, 'we want to get rid o🍸f them completely' we would be more than happy to do that.

"The biggest issue with that is unless we go to a system that is more like a single skin - and this was on🏅e of the proposals - it's very hard to write a rule [to ban any kind of attachments]."

Aldridge added: "It's a case of which [option] they prefer. It's down to the MSMA to say 'Okay, we all agree we'll go in this direction'. Because ღwe can't change technical rules without their agreement. So the only reason ෴we are doing this is at their request.

"I think we are gett𒆙ing ve🍎ry close [to an agreement].

"My personal opinion - it's not confirmed - is that we'll probably go to; Yes you can have [wing] attachments, but they are restricted in size - there w𝐆ill be criteria to follow - and you cannot remove material or attachments.

"So you won't see ꦆfairings change from race to race as attachments and material are taken off and on.

"What you see at the first race will be it, until they do the𓆏 one in-season upgrade."

Such a ruling would also reduce development costs, since✤ man𓆉ufacturers would not be able to pursue the current 'with or without' fairing specifications.

"For example, at the moment Marquez can remove 🍰[his wing attachments] as he wants because they are bolted on. Which is very clever and꧃ allowed within the rules.

"In future it won't matt🔴er if it's [removable] or not. Once you homologate♔ it, it stays on.

"Some teams will probably still [make wing attachments removable] for cost reasons, because if you mould them into the fairing and crash like Marquez di𒊎d on Saturday [breaking one wing attachment], you'd losꦦe the whole fairing. Being bolted on, you can just replace the damaged part.

"So - if the proposal is agreed - we will still allow the attachments to be bolted on for cost reasons, and made in asღ many parts as they want, but the fairing must be used as a complete package 🐻at all times.

"Hopefully we﷽ are getting very close to finalising what will happen for 2019."

One with, one without

The current system ꧑of one fairing design at the start of the season followed by one upgrade is set to continue.

"From 2018 you start the season with yo𝓀ur original fairing, then you are allowed one upgrade and you can use both. But you can't mix and match the parts from each. ꦏYou can either use the complete initial 2018 or the complete 2018 upgrade."

If the ban on removing parts and material is agreed for 2019💙, then "what I imagine they ဣwill do is to have one fairing with attachments and one standard fairing, without.

"The pඣrime example is someone 🐼like Dovi, who often swaps between a standard fairing and with attachments.

"If it's agreed next year that you can't remove anything, you might find theꦬre are more differences between the riders fairings. They might be more tailored towards each rider."

An imaginary box

Presently, under a system agreed by the manufacturers, Aldridge is the 'sole judge' of whether a device or fꦓairing is legal.

The 2019 proposal 🅰will bring more clarity by specifying a range of dimension𓄧s for wing attachments.

"There will be an imaginary box shape that the attachme♔nts have to fit within," Aldrid🍷ge explained.

"The dimensions will state the amount they can pr🦂otrude outwards and the👍re will be a safety element in that the front must be swept and so forth.

"That will be in t🌸he rulebook and then there's going 🌌to be a pamphlet written by me, saying what I've allowed and what I haven't allowed so the manufacturers have got something to refer to.

"Wh﷽at's been happening is that I'd tell o🅰ne manufacturer, 'you can't do that'. Then another manufacturer would come to me with the same thing and I'd give them the same answer.

"What we'll do is put all that information into a booklet and all the other manufacturers will see they are not allowed to🍃 use that concept, but without stating which manufactuꩲrer has approached me to ask the question.

"So it'll be🌠꧒ a list of what you can't do, rather than what you can, and I won't get the same question six times."

However most, if not all, of the current fairing designs would still be legal under the 2019 prop🌌osal.

"I don't think you'll see a lot of difference from what we have now. They might be slightly smaller to fit within t🐲he new rul🌱es - if they are agreed - but not much difference in shapes.

"If there is a difference, it's probably beca🉐use they've found something better to work with."