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Jerez MotoGP Test Notes, Part 1: Yamaha's New Fairing, LCR Testing Bradl's Honda Prototype

Testing is well underway at Jerez, with the riders doing a lot of laps already this morning. Biggest visual surprise of the day is Yamaha's new fairing. It is a completely new design, clearly from the hand of their new ex-Ducati head of aerodynamics Marco Nicotra. The fairing has a wider side with a wing and ledge, as seen on both the 2024 Ducati and Aprilia MotoGP bikes. It also has a larger downwash duct and a triple blade front wing, which is larger. Alex Rins has been using the fairing this morning so far.

From the front, you can see the larger wing, and how much wider the fairing is. For comparison, the 2024 front wing is below:

David EmmettMon, 29/Apr/2024 - 11:07

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Ninjette Newsbot All the news that's fit to excerpt Name: newsie Location: who knows? Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): only digital replicas Posts: Too much.	[kropotkin thinks...] - Jerez MotoGP Test Notes, Part 1: Yamaha's New Fairing, LCR Te If you enjoyed reading this article, please click here to view it on Kropotkin's site, MotoGP Matters. ----------------- Jerez MotoGP Test Notes, Part 1: Yamaha's New Fairing, LCR Testing Bradl's Honda Prototype Testing is well underway at Jerez, with the riders doing a lot of laps already this morning. Biggest visual surprise of the day is Yamaha's new fairing. It is a completely new design, clearly from the hand of their new ex-Ducati head of aerodynamics Marco Nicotra. The fairing has a wider side with a wing and ledge, as seen on both the 2024 Ducati and Aprilia MotoGP bikes. It also has a larger downwash duct and a triple blade front wing, which is larger. Alex Rins has been using the fairing this morning so far. From the front, you can see the larger wing, and how much wider the fairing is. For comparison, the 2024 front wing is below: David EmmettMon, 29/Apr/2024 - 11:07 Read more about Jerez MotoGP Test Notes, Part 1: Yamaha's New Fairing, LCR Testing Bradl's Honda Prototype Log in or register to post comments __________________________________________________ I'm a bot. I don't need no stinkin' signature...