It is known that for a fisherman or an investigating judge, or a financial controller, the dream is to catch the big fish… Spencer and his buddies managed to get Moby Dick, Marc Marquez himself, by sticking him with a huge penalty for having ridden too much time (only one lap in fact) under the minimum pressure allowed at the front. The case is extremely interesting because it is precisely at the unpredictable limit of racing incidents with nuclear consequences. The case. Ducati has a system that allows the rider to know at all times if he is below or above the average pressure imposed by Michelin for safety reasons. We know that when a motorcycle rides alone and in front, the ventilation of the tire is excellent and allows it to be maintained at the right pressure. If you follow a competitor, the pressure rises and the front becomes difficult to control. We wondered why we saw Marc Marquez at Assen doing a bunch of laps behind a Diggia that he normally swallows up as if nothing had happened, it was simple, front tire underinflated so he had to ride behind another bike to build up the pressure. But why had he lost pressure? First, it is likely, but everyone does it, that Marquez started with a limit pressure at the front. However, the track temperature at Assen changed a lot during the GP, up to five degrees, with the passage of very thick clouds following moments of pure sunshine. Furthermore, we saw Marquez get hit and thrown off the track by Bastianini. A racing incident that was just worth giving back the place unduly gained, which was not done. On the other hand, Marquez finds himself under pressure, immediately (proof that he started at the limit) and will therefore be forced to find a warm-up in front of him. It will be Diggia. Whom he lets pass by the way. He finds his average pressure (we count the number of laps to make an average of the GP pressures) he finishes fourth but his counting system tells him that he did one lap too many under pressure before. He finds himself ten instead of four at the finish. He doesn’t care, knowing full well that it is impossible to aim for the world title with a second-hand bike, but there Spencer and his buddies have understood, the best of regulations (and this is already not the case) does not necessarily provide for the unpredictable, the stroke of fate… To be continued!
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