okfine
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So many changes will make the 2027 MotoGP motorcycle a whole new deal for the premier class in racing.
The 1000cc bikes will be gone. The new engines will be 850cc, which will greatly, IMO, improve corner speeds. The smaller displacement engine will help the only inline 4 cylinder bike competing in the class. That would be the Yamaha, but there is more to that story. Yamaha is building a V4 engine. If it's better than the inline engine, Yamaha will go with a V4 like Ducati, KTM, Honda and Aprilia use. That means no more wider inline engines and the aero deficiencies compared to the narrower V4's.
Let's stop there because BMW may be coming back to GP racing. They will most likely field an inline 4 cylinder engine because that's what they have prototyped. What's amazing about that is BMW bought Suzuki's racing data, which came from the last season they raced in MotoGP back in 2022 and after winning that years Championship then calling it quits. Now this gets good. That Suzuki with it's inline 4 cylinder engine/aero package went 220mph on the straightaway. Faster than the Ducati. So BMW gets the data from Suzuki back in August and just recently in November Suzuki announces they are starting a new GP team.
More of this story to come later.
BTW, Kawasaki says no, we aren't coming back to GP.
KTM is hurting financially but will still field a GP team. Rumor has it that Lewis Hamilton from F1 is helping secure the funds.
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The 1000cc bikes will be gone. The new engines will be 850cc, which will greatly, IMO, improve corner speeds. The smaller displacement engine will help the only inline 4 cylinder bike competing in the class. That would be the Yamaha, but there is more to that story. Yamaha is building a V4 engine. If it's better than the inline engine, Yamaha will go with a V4 like Ducati, KTM, Honda and Aprilia use. That means no more wider inline engines and the aero deficiencies compared to the narrower V4's.
Let's stop there because BMW may be coming back to GP racing. They will most likely field an inline 4 cylinder engine because that's what they have prototyped. What's amazing about that is BMW bought Suzuki's racing data, which came from the last season they raced in MotoGP back in 2022 and after winning that years Championship then calling it quits. Now this gets good. That Suzuki with it's inline 4 cylinder engine/aero package went 220mph on the straightaway. Faster than the Ducati. So BMW gets the data from Suzuki back in August and just recently in November Suzuki announces they are starting a new GP team.
More of this story to come later.
BTW, Kawasaki says no, we aren't coming back to GP.
KTM is hurting financially but will still field a GP team. Rumor has it that Lewis Hamilton from F1 is helping secure the funds.
MotoGP: 850cc Engines And Many Other Changes Starting In 2027
Dorna has announced sweeping changes to make MotoGP safer, more sustainable, and even more spectacular starting in 2027.
www.roadracingworld.com
Yamaha’s MotoGP plans: ‘With an inline-four you need to make aero compromises’
Part two of our chat with Yamaha’s ex-Ducati, ex-Ferrari F1 tech boss Max Bartolini, who tells why MotoGP’s current tyres and new rules made a V4 inevitable and why it’s so difficult to catch Ducati
www.motorsportmagazine.com
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