'The whole idea is to get the edge over your competition, not tell them exactly where you're going faster!' - GPS data sharing to lift the veil on MotoGP performance from 2027.
As discussions between the manufacturers intensify over the future MotoGP technical rules, there is now a ‘stable majority’ for reducing engine size from 1000cc to 850cc from 2027.
By the end of this year, the MotoGP manufacturers and Dorna are expected to have agreed on the future technical rules for the 2027-2031 contract cycle.
KTM's motorsports director Pit Beirer does not believe that batteries are the ‘near future’ of motorcycles over 125cc and would resist any move to introduce hybrid engines into MotoGP.