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The Desmosedici GP18 was presented on Monday January 15, 2018 in Borgo Panigale, Italy.
Motorcycle considered to be the most powerful on the grid (it is she who holds the speed record in the race, that is 354.9 km / h set in 2016 by Andrea Iannone), the Ducati is also known for its difficulty of approach. Many drivers have broken their teeth and 2017 will not spare the newly recruited Jorge Lorenzo who will end the year in 7th position overall and with 3 podiums on the clock..
But after this disappointment at 12.5 million euros (sic!), 2017 will have above all seen the comeback of the Ducati and the total release of Andrea Dovisio, crowned vice-world champion with 6 victories to his credit and suspense maintained until the final round of the season in Valence where the title will finally go to the gifted Marc Marquez
With such results finally validating the long renaissance of the brand after the Stoner era, we understand why this new Desmosedici GP18 is ultimately only a slight evolution of the GP17..
“When fighting for the title like it happened to us last year, it can be easy to get lost in the development of the bike. That is why all the new things we present on the Desmosedici GP18 will be signs of evolution, not of revolution “, confirmed the general manager of Ducati Corse.
In detail, however, we learn that the chassis has been improved and that the geometry has been slightly revised to correct the behavior of the bike in the middle of a turn, a weak point of the bike in 2017 according to the two official riders. It is therefore for this purpose that the position of the tank has been modified to improve the centralization of the masses..
On the side of the mill, a few more horses are announced, which should allow the pilots to maintain the slight advantage in a straight line observed for several seasons..
Finally, and it has been the spearhead of the brand for two years, aerodynamics will also have been studied at length during the winter. The ‘controversial’ fins of the time (but totally democratized since), are still present and still as prominent on this Ducati which should nevertheless present several variants of these mustaches depending on the races..
For the rest little change.
Oh yes. On the decorative side, we note the appearance of gray bands that mingle with historic red and white.
Finally, what is most obvious is the disappearance of the sponsor TIM who had taken up residence on the face and sides of the machine for many years. This partnership, which began 13 years ago, therefore ends at the will of the Italian telecommunications operator. And why ? A priori quite simply because the CEO has changed. A strange decision when the team regains its splendor….
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Ducati Desmosedici GP 2018
- Frame
- Frame: double aluminum beam
- Tank: 22 liters
- Dry weight: 157 kg
- Train before
- Ohlins inverted telescopic fork Ø 48 mm
- 2 carbon discs Ø 340 mm, Brembo radial calipers with 4 pistons
- Transmission
- 6-speed gearbox
- secondary by chain
- Rear axle
- Ohlins monoshock
- 1 disc Ø nc, 2 piston caliper
- Motor
- 4 Cylinders
in V at 90 °
, 4 stroke - Cooling: liquid
- Injection Ø nc
- 2 ACT, desmodromic
- 4 valves per cylinder
- 1000 cc
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≈ 250
ch - Weight ratio /
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: 0.63
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