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Brembo: Laps 2-8 'most demanding' on brakes, 20% less in last lap
Like all racing machines, a MotoGP bike behaves very differently at the start of a race compared to the end, with tyre grip and fuel load the most important variables. Grip is the dominant performance factor and reduces as a race goes on, which is why fastest laps are usually set during the first half of a MotoGP, but the drop is never linear and partially offset by the reduction in fuel. The ability of a bike to save its tyres combined with the rider making the most of that grip by closely shadowing the optimum performance limit as it snakes generally downwards towards the chequered flag appears increasingly crucial. Suzuki's Joan Mir won last year's title despite never having the...
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