‘Impossible’ MotoGP doesn’t have ‘democratic’ combined weight MotoGP
The issue of combined weight in MotoGP is a long-running debate, with physically larger riders feeling they are unfairly penalised.
“There is a minimum [combined] weight in Moto2 and I was over the limit, but [only] like 4kg. And it's OK if between me and other rider there is 4kg. “It's not something that you lose acceleration; the acceleration, also in the data, is the same. But the energy that you put into the tyre is more. So you need to be very careful with the rear tyre, especially because you don't want to use it so much.
“It’s something that is impossible that they didn't bring to MotoGP before. I don't know why. It’s something really democratic, I think,” Marini said. “Why does a heavy rider need to be penalised for something that is just his nature? It’s something with no sense in my opinion.” “I think that it will be better for everybody to have a minimum weight, also for the other [smaller] riders because maybe they can train more. They can put more weight, they can build more muscle,” Marini said.But changes to the technical rules require unanimous agreement from the manufacturers, at least some of whom don’t like the idea of running their machines with different weights, due to the need for ballast to reach the combined weight with lighter riders.
But in a sign that the combined weight 'balance' is about right, much lighter riders have also remained competitive in the intermediate class, with Raul Fernandez and then Ai Ogura taking the Moto2 title fight to the final round.
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