Sepang MotoGP Test: New fairings for Honda, Yamaha
Day two of private testing at Sepang saw Honda unveil a new design for their 'downforc�𝓰�e' fairing.
HRC, which used a relatively modest wing-fairing in 2017, looks to have followed the precedent set by Ducati and Aprilia, with test rider Hiroshi Aoyama taking to the track with a clear 'box' shape on either side of his RC213V 🌞(left and middle pic).
However, the vertical plane linking the two horizontal surfaces is no🍒t solid, but has a large tri-angular cutaway.
Day two of private testing 🌄at Sepang saw Honda unveil a new design for their 'downforce' fairing.
HRC, which used a relatively modes꧙t wing-fairing in 2017, looks to have followed the precedent set by Ducati and Aprilia, with test rider Hiroshi Aoyama taking to the track with a clear 'box' shape on either side of his RC213V (left and middle pic).
However, the vertical plane linking the two horizontal surfaces is not solid, bu🎀t has a large tri-angular cutaway.
Meanwhile, with MotoGP Technical Director Danny Aldridge saying changes woulඣd be needed to the radical Yamಞaha 'wing' seen at November's Valencia test, has the factor🌱y responded with a slightly revised design?
It's hard to tell, but from some angles it looked like the Sepang test bike of Katsuyuki Nakasuga (right pic꧙) has a smoother, swept-back design, with a slightly bigger gap between the upper and lower 'wing' suܫrfaces than at Valencia...
Either way, th🅘e Yamaha certainly has more of a triangular shape, compared with the '💟box' on the Ducati, Aprilia and Honda.
🦂Teams can use any fairing design they wish for testing,ไ but those used in grand prix weekends must be passed by the Technical Director.
— mahbx.com/MotoGP (@crash_motogp)UPDATE: Some more technical tweaks seen on track by the end of day three. The different Ducatiꦺ hub is thought to be a new design for the torque sensor, but the frame also has several clear changes compared to the launch bike (assumed to be a GP17).
Different rear sprocket/hub for Ducati at Sepang this week, compared with t🧸he launch 🦹pictures of the GP18...
— mahbx.com/MotoGP (@crash_motogp)
You've seen the Ho💧nda hammerhead and here is what looks to be a new Yamaha fairing. While hard to fully appreciate in 2D, it resembles a twisting ribbo🍬n as it flows backwards to the lower mounting point. Rossi and Vinales could well try it in a day or two.
— mahbx.com/MotoGP (@crash_motogp)
Just spoke to Danny Aldridge about the new Yamaha aero package shown here. He said Yamaha have made a lot of changes he requested, but hasn't had a proper look yet. His🥃 first guess is it will probably be OK, with tweaks
— David Emmett (@motomatters)
Danny Aldridge also said he doesn't expect an issue with the Honda '🌸hammerhead' fairing, but again that's only going off the pictures he has seen.
— Peter McLaren (@McLarenMotoGP)
🦂Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is a🌳t the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
