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According to TMCBlog, Ducati's 850cc GP27 machine, built for MotoGP's new regulations reducing displacement from 1000cc to 850cc starting in 2027, posted a time just 1.7 seconds off the course record during testing at Catalunya.
1.7 seconds off the record at 850cc - honestly, I figured it'd drop more than that. Even with displacement cut, the teams on the ground square things up fast - that's the real strength of top teams. How they nail down corner exits going forward is a figure that makes your fingers itch as a way of forecasting next season's power balance.
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If it moves to 850cc, I wonder if that'll affect the engines on production replicas too.
Getting this close to the current record is way ahead of schedule for this early in development.
The numbers change depending on track temperature and tire condition, so it's better to take them cautiously.
If Ducati still wins even after the move to 850cc, was there any point in changing the regulations?
Even with a smaller displacement, aerodynamics and engine refinement mean the gap won't just close on its own.
It's worrying that only Ducati is way out ahead while no data comes out from the other camps.
A 1.7-second gap is genuinely fast for this early in testing.
