Engine change for new Ducati
According to French publication Moto Journal, the 'all new' version of the Ducati GP12 MotoGP machine includ🍰es a narrower V-angle 🥂for the engine.
Traditionally, Ducati has used a 90-degree V, but is said to have opted for a narrower angle - as used by Honda - to help solve its front-end issu🍃es. A narrower V would mean a more compact engine and therefore more packaging opportunities.
If confirmed, it would mean that Ducati has radically redesigned not only the chassis (carbon fibre to a🦩luminium twin-spar) but also its engine - for which 'balancing' becomes more complex♚ when the V is not 90-degrees.
Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden are due to ride the new GP12 for the f♒irst time, during the start💛 of 2012 testing at Sepang today (Tuesday).
Yamaha uses an inline configuration, while all MotoGP engin🅘es have had four-cylinders since the start of the 800cc era in 2007. 2012 is the first year of the new 1000cc rules.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at t꧅he forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc M𒐪arquez’s injury issues.
