16 SEPTEMBER 2011crash.net
MOTOGP »Rossi to try aluminium chassis at Aragon
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Ducati will take the first step towards toning down the radical design of its Desmosedici MotoGP machine, when Valentino Rossi swaps carbon fibre for an aluminium front-section during this weekend's Aragon round.
The seven-time MotoGP champion, who is sixth in the world championship with just one podium from his 13 races for Ducati, will have one bike fitted with aluminium after a positive test with the material on the 2012 bike at Mugello last week.
The front part of the bike is a bit different and is aluminium and not carbon fibre like it was before.
The Doctor claimed that the change has been made in order to speed up development of the GP11, since aluminium can be modified more quickly.
"It's a question of time with regards to the material," he said. "We have to work, to try to understand, and with aluminium we need a lot less time than the carbon."
That opens the door for a potential carbon fibre return, once the correct flex has been identified using the aluminium.
The seven-time MotoGP champion, who is sixth in the world championship with just one podium from his 13 races for Ducati, will have one bike fitted with aluminium after a positive test with the material on the 2012 bike at Mugello last week.
The front part of the bike is a bit different and is aluminium and not carbon fibre like it was before.
The Doctor claimed that the change has been made in order to speed up development of the GP11, since aluminium can be modified more quickly.
"It's a question of time with regards to the material," he said. "We have to work, to try to understand, and with aluminium we need a lot less time than the carbon."
That opens the door for a potential carbon fibre return, once the correct flex has been identified using the aluminium.
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