'The GP22 was Valencia spec, the GP23 Portimao spec'
'I hope we can have [the updates for] the bike that they fi🌸nished with in '23'
Last season saw four MotoGP wins for satellite Ducꦅati riders (Marco Bezzecchi 3, 🌟Fabio di Giannantonio 1) on year-old Desmosedici GP22s, plus three Sprint victories (Alex Marquez 2, Bezzecchi 1).
So far this season, there haven't been any wins - GP or Sprint - f♒or the VR46 and Gresini riders, now using the GP23, although Marc Marquez is matching Bezzecchi's third in last year's world championship.
While a change in cornering character from the GP22 to GP23 is well known,168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Alex Marquez, who took hiꦆs first podium of the season just behind Marc at the Sachsenring, has summed up the difference in satellite spec:
"Last year was different for me because I took the bike that they finished [the season with] in Val✃encia 2022. And this year we started with the bike that they started with in '23 [Portimao]."
In other words, the satellite GP23s literally began this season as a year-old bike, rather than a four-month-old bike,ဣ as the Valencia-spec GP22s had been.
"I hope from now until the end of the season we can have [t🥃he updates for] the bike that they finished with in '23. I hope," Alex Marquez added.
𒐪The most obvious change for the title-winning GP23 during last season was the mid-season fairing update, ౠparts of which seemed to appear at VR46 and Gresini just before the summer break.
Speaking before his Sachsen♛ring podium, the #73 was quick to admit that 🦄only Marc is currently getting the maximum out of the GP23 package.
"I didn't arrive at the limit of the GP23," Alex said. "It’s true that for my riding styl🥃e, as I s🦄aid from the beginning of the year, I struggle a little bit more with this bike. The GP22 suits me a little bit more.
"But we are not on the limit. Marc 🌱at 🏅the moment, he's pushing the limit of this bike, especially on race pace. That is where I'm struggling."
While Marc will have the latܫest factory-spec GP25 at Ducati Le🙈novo next year, Alex - who has re-signed with Gresini - is expected to remain on a year-old machine.
The question is, will nex🌄t year's satelli🧔te GP24s be 'Qatar 2024 spec' or 'Valencia 2024 spec'?
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the⛦ forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
