Yep, more data points are in order. And on the way soon enough, as everyone's itching to get their grubby paws on the Panigale for a head-to-head throwdown.
That was an interesting result from Motociclismo's test at Monza. No doubt Pirovano's got the place figured and was a good choice of pilots with his experience. The disconnect for me comes from the lap time vs the top speed. Ducatis usually suffer at Monza on the straights, but if they managed to squeeze more speed out of the 1199 down the straight than anything but the BMW, then they had to be losing time in the turns. Would love to see sector times at least, if not more in-depth telemetry.
Chris Ulrich at Roadracingworld mentioned front end issues at the Yaz Marina intro. He said it kept tucking and sliding the front at apexes, but figured there was so much sand blowing onto the track he ended up chalking it up to that. In any case he came away saying it was the best Ducati he'd ever been on and thought the upcoming liter bike showdown would be interesting. So even the guys getting to do the comparos are wondering who's going to come out on top!
