At the last round of the 2016 MotoGP championship, Ducati test rider and wildcard Michele Pirro drew stares during Saturday morning’s free practice session three when he rolled out onto track sorting a new addition to the rear wheel of his GP16 machine. Looking like the sort of disc wheel used in cycling by time triallists and velodrome riders, the Italian manufacturer refused to be drawn on exactly what the unusual wheel was all about, simply commenting afterwards that they were instead ‘studying aerodynamic effect,’ the latest continuation of their work in that area this year. However, exclusive sources within the paddock have in fact revealed what could be the real reason for the...
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