SuperBike Magazine June 2020

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what we can achieve from our GP bikes.
Due to the span of the battery life they
are only doing 6 – 8 lap races and there
are other safety issues when they crash
which can cause delays. But it is great to
see something new getting better every
year.
If you could change one rule what
would it be?
Definitely the spec ECU, Ducati is the
strongest on research and development,
we as a company are always pushing
harder. You could see by the winglets and
the holeshot device, we always push the
boundaries. Being able to have their own
electronics was a big advantage and we
would like to have free owned software.
What is your relationship like with
the riders?
Andrea and Petrux are like friends to us,
although the relationship is very professional
getting along with someone makes
communicating very easy. A guy like
Andrea Dovizioso is like an engineer, he
understands the bike very well and is very
accurate in his explanation. He can make
a corner that lasts no more than a second
sound like an entire story which helps me
do my job better.
But what does that mean for us
mere mortals and our track day
exploits?
Ducati use this process, of quickly
translating data to the bike interface
and is directly transferred to their road
bikes. Racing is the test bench for new
technology before it enters into mass
production and becomes implemented in
large numbers. The technology piloted on
the track is implemented in Ducati road
bikes to ensure customers experience the
sleekest, smoothest and safest rides possible.
As you can see with various bikes in
the range coming out with quick-shifters
that work for both up and down shifting,
the superbikes now have lean angle ABS
as well as traction and wheelie control,
these are all technologies that were only
available on MotoGP bike a few years ago.
Thanks to Lenovo’s High-Performance
Computing (HPC), Ducati can adapt its
racing technology to the road with unprecedented
speed and security.