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March 11th, 2017, 09:22 PM
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As veteran MotoGP journalist Dennis Noyes pointed out on Twitter late on Saturday night (https://twitter.com/DennisNoyes/status/840730814367248384), on Sunday, we will start to see some of the real truth of where everyone stands. Sunday is the last chance for the MotoGP field to do a full race simulation, putting together everything they have learned during winter testing. The last day of the test at Qatar will serve as a dress rehearsal for the race.</span>
But Saturday gave us a quick peek at everyone's hands. The work now is more about refinement than revolution, and genuine speed is coming to the fore. The final timesheets from Saturday do not tell the whole story, but a general picture is starting to form. It is looking increasingly like the 2017 MotoGP championship is going to be fought out between Maverick Viñales and Marc Márquez. And while they focus on each other – which they are doing more and more – other riders, primarily Valentino Rossi, are waiting in the wings to strike.
Ducati show their hand
There was a little bit of revolution on display at Qatar on Saturday, however. Ducati finally rolled out their new aerodynamic solution (https://twitter.com/DucatiMotor/status/840617132119470082/photo/1). It is different yet again from the other four manufacturers who have shown off their winglet replacements. The top half of the fairing has been remodeled, to create a very slim nose section and a pair of large ducts, one either side. The shape and position of the ducts (see below) appear to create a very large aerodynamic surface, providing plenty of downforce.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?a=F_zQziuhSQQ:58guKGCyisc:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?i=F_zQziuhSQQ:58guKGCyisc:F7zBnMyn0Lo (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?a=F_zQziuhSQQ:58guKGCyisc:F7zBnMyn0Lo) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?a=F_zQziuhSQQ:58guKGCyisc:7Q72WNTAKBA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?i=F_zQziuhSQQ:58guKGCyisc:V_sGLiPBpWU (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?a=F_zQziuhSQQ:58guKGCyisc:V_sGLiPBpWU) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?d=8QFB7NnbhRw (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?a=F_zQziuhSQQ:58guKGCyisc:8QFB7NnbhRw) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?a=F_zQziuhSQQ:58guKGCyisc:bcOpcFrp8Mo)
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As veteran MotoGP journalist Dennis Noyes pointed out on Twitter late on Saturday night (https://twitter.com/DennisNoyes/status/840730814367248384), on Sunday, we will start to see some of the real truth of where everyone stands. Sunday is the last chance for the MotoGP field to do a full race simulation, putting together everything they have learned during winter testing. The last day of the test at Qatar will serve as a dress rehearsal for the race.</span>
But Saturday gave us a quick peek at everyone's hands. The work now is more about refinement than revolution, and genuine speed is coming to the fore. The final timesheets from Saturday do not tell the whole story, but a general picture is starting to form. It is looking increasingly like the 2017 MotoGP championship is going to be fought out between Maverick Viñales and Marc Márquez. And while they focus on each other – which they are doing more and more – other riders, primarily Valentino Rossi, are waiting in the wings to strike.
Ducati show their hand
There was a little bit of revolution on display at Qatar on Saturday, however. Ducati finally rolled out their new aerodynamic solution (https://twitter.com/DucatiMotor/status/840617132119470082/photo/1). It is different yet again from the other four manufacturers who have shown off their winglet replacements. The top half of the fairing has been remodeled, to create a very slim nose section and a pair of large ducts, one either side. The shape and position of the ducts (see below) appear to create a very large aerodynamic surface, providing plenty of downforce.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?a=F_zQziuhSQQ:58guKGCyisc:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?i=F_zQziuhSQQ:58guKGCyisc:F7zBnMyn0Lo (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?a=F_zQziuhSQQ:58guKGCyisc:F7zBnMyn0Lo) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?a=F_zQziuhSQQ:58guKGCyisc:7Q72WNTAKBA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?i=F_zQziuhSQQ:58guKGCyisc:V_sGLiPBpWU (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?a=F_zQziuhSQQ:58guKGCyisc:V_sGLiPBpWU) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?d=8QFB7NnbhRw (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?a=F_zQziuhSQQ:58guKGCyisc:8QFB7NnbhRw) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MotoGPMatters?a=F_zQziuhSQQ:58guKGCyisc:bcOpcFrp8Mo)
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