Enea Bastianini posted one of the surprises of the MotoGP season when, having failed to break the top six all year, he romped to victory in the Malaysian MotoGP.
Braking on the Ducati recently made the headlines when MotoGP title leader Francesco Bagnaia struck problems with agressive rear wheel slides from his Desmosedici, contributing to a costly fall in India.
Danilo Petrucci’s victory at the 2020 French MotoGP remains the last in the premier-class by a rider from a Superbike background - will Toprak Razgatlioglu be the next?
Andrea Dovizioso 'completely changed' braking as he adapts to the Yamaha and latest Michelin MotoGP rear tyre. More changes needed but - citing Jorge Lorenzo's eventual success at Ducati - he doesn't want to discard all his former strengths.
Laps 2-8 of a MotoGP are the 'most demanding' on brakes, while braking pressure applied by the rider is 20% lower at the end of the race.
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Brembo, which provides braking systems for all MotoGP teams except Honda Gresini, has provided a top ten 'late brakers' list complied from data gathered during qualifying for last weekend's San Marino Grand Prix.