visual comparison of the GP14 and GP15 MotoGP Ducatis

MotoGP News - MotoGP: Ducati GP14 and GP15 Back-to-Back

quite some changes apparent!

Thanks, IMO the 15 front profile is reminiscent of the 851 SBK !!!
Looks like a evolutional improvement on mass centralization and to the front

Great comparison shots. Nice find.

Definitely way slimmer!

Tons of aero changes. Looks like higher top speed and less ability to draft for 2015. Would hate to be the chassis engineer who had to fit everything inside! (Ah, who am I kidding, I'd love to have been that guy.)

Hehe, I have another interview in German where Gigi states that the gp15 is designed to accommodate the best compromise. Between chassis balance and engine power. Let me go find it

here we go:

google translate of an interview with Gigi about the cooperation with audi and general setup:

Gigi Dall'Igna / Ducati: "Speak often with Audi's people »
Nereo Balanzin - 17.02.2015-15: 33
As part of the Ducati team presentation in Borgio Panigale racing boss Gigi Dall'Igna spoke with SPEEDWEEK.com about the specifics of GP15 and Audis contribution.

"Our V-engine will have an angle of 90 degrees again. And the Desmodromic remains the Desmodromic "insured Gigi Dall'Igna. "When the weight already 2014er machine was at the border. The weight of this year's motor does not differ greatly. We will first work on the driveability and not take any chances with the engine. The machine should be as much as possible on the track. "

2015 also aims to promote the development during the critical season Dall'Igna. "We will bring new parts and ideas during the season. I expect that the engine in the second half of the season will be much easier. With regard to the proposed design, it is already easier, but we have not all reacted immediately to take any risks. We have not set a firm timetable for each step. Our program is flexible, therefore, even after the Sepang test still some change. "

The proposed design has Dall'Igna not fully implemented. He at first tried to find a compromise. "My idea was that it is the correct way to work on a mix with the design itself. It takes two people, one is concerned with the motor, the other with the drivability. This gives rise to two different concepts. The one has. The measures for drivability tenth of a millimeter margin, the other on motor only thousandths of a millimeter It is therefore important to find the right mix. My goal is to develop a machine that is not the biggest or the best engine driveability has but the right mix of both. "

Approaches ye therefore the concepts of Yamaha and Honda to? "I honestly do not know how they work, but maybe it is. Our gear is seamless, without interruption, except is the sixth gear. I think that it is not necessary at the moment to change that. "

Dall'Igna continued: "The fact that we have more options when setup now also offers more opportunities. I am convinced that this approach also put new and effective options for us. We have worked hard to reduce the dimensions of the motor. Not only the weight distribution was important. Also, the wheelbase is important because it can simply distribute the weight, if it is long enough. When it comes to the aggressiveness of the engine, then you have to consider not only the engine itself, but also the whole bike if you turn the gas. I think that we have not improved by work on the thermodynamics of the acceleration, but by changes to the entire bike. The behavior is different now. Let's see what happens in Sepang us ... »

Also, majority owner Audi gave his share to the new GP15. "There are areas in which you can easily share information and improve. Cars and motorcycles are indeed two completely different things, but there are areas such as thermodynamics and electronics, where it is very useful to talk with the people at Audi. You have a lot of experience, which is useful for us. I often have contact with them. "

I hope he can do for Ducati what he did for Aprillia, horse power has not been the problem for Ducati, it has been chassis since the spec tyre rule. So now some of the "experts" say it looks like a Honda, as a 90 degree V4 GP motorcycle running spec tyres form has to follow function so different parties will have to arrive at the same conclusion.

"Approaches ye therefore the concepts of Yamaha and Honda to?"

i guess they aren't using fluorescent red this yr...