According to French publication Moto Journal, the 'all new' version of the♒ Ducati GP12 MotoGP machine includes a narrower V-angle for the engine.

Traditionally, Ducati has used a 90﷽-degree V, but is said to have opted for a narr🃏ower angle - as used by Honda - to help solve its front-end issues. 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 ജaluminium 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 first time, during the start of 2012 testing at Sepa🐷ng today (Tuesday).

Yamaha uses an inline configur📖ation, while all MotoGP engines have had four-cylinders sinc🌳e the start of the 800cc era in 2007. 2012 is the first year of the new 1000cc rules.