Pedro Acosta, KTM rider, has focused on a technical quality that explains Aprilia's strong start to the championship. The Spaniard identifies the turning ability and agility in direction changes as the main strength of the bikes from Noale. This advantage contrasts with the weak point that his own mount, the KTM, is trying to overcome on the track.
Agility in steering, a decisive technical factor 🏍️
Improving the agility of a MotoGP bike involves multiple areas of development. Aprilia has worked on mass distribution, chassis geometry, and the electronics that manage inertia. A faster direction change allows for tighter racing lines, maintaining speed in twisty sections, and preparing for acceleration earlier. KTM acknowledges it must progress in this aspect to compete against an advantage that Aprilia has consolidated.
KTM searches for the 'How to Turn a Corner' manual 🔧
While Aprilia seems to have found the shortcut for navigating corners, in the KTM garage the situation is a different color. One imagines the Austrian engineers frantically studying data, wondering if the solution lies in the software, in the aluminum, or perhaps, in sending an intern to spy behind the wall of Noale. Acosta, of course, has already given the main clue: his bike needs to learn to dance in the corners if it wants to keep up with the pace.