Get MotoGP news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from crash.net that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank The addition of holeshot devices means MotoGP riders have plenty to do as they arrive on the grid for a race start. And while Suzuki's Alex Rins had no problem with his (front only) start device on the GSX-RR for Sunday's Qatar season-opener, the Spaniard forgot to engage launch control. Launch control lowers the maximum RPM available to what the team and rider feels is the optimum level for the crucial acceleration away from the grid. Without it, riders still have anti-wheelie and traction control, but must tame...
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