Comparing Suzuki to KTM is interesting. Suzuki have had a history lately of going the wrong way - in % terms, maybe 70% of their decisions are correct. That's covering everything from bike layout to riders.
KTM, looked at across their involvement in everything MotoGP - incl 2 and 3 - would have a much higher correct decision rate. They would also have to be taking a leaf out of the old Honda book and training staff as they go. It looks like it's working to this point. It's going to be interesting to watch.
I see Honda and Yamaha as starting to stagnate. While the current regs are a bit stifling, some original thought must happen soon.
Don't overlook that KTM have their own suspension to develop too. Everyone else has a large pool of Ohlins expertise to tap into. I imagine that could cost KTM an extra year of data gathering.
Look at the Showa experience of a few years ago (Even with Honda throwing lots of money at it)
The best way to forget all your troubles is to wear tight underpants.
Eggzakery. Bradl was the Showa (and Nissin) testbed for a while too. Talk about being lonely in a crowd.
If KTM have 4 bikes that leaves 20 with Ohlins gathering data. I see it as a game where the target (tyres and track surface) is a moving one. I wonder if KTM will throw in the towel eventually and join the Ohlins camp or stay with WP to save face.
The best way to forget all your troubles is to wear tight underpants.
Pretty much. Bit like the Ducati and Honda crew hiring Marino spaghetti engineers to tweak there electronics to give them the edge over the Yamaha and Suzuki crew on the spec electrics. Paid off big time!
Having WP tech right then and there analysing the data with your boys has got to be good. What is also true though is if the suspension is a turd to start off with it'll take lots of polishing and may still be a turd ...
I'm pretty sure every team has their own Ohlins tech full time. Possibly more than one. You'd never be tenth in line. How could that work?
Nah. Here's the Ducati team roster from a few years ago. Dovi and Iannone each have their own Ohlins tech.
http://www.ducati.com/racing/motogp/team_old/index.do
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