A fascinating chat with Aprilia tech boss Fabiano Sterlacchini, during which we discuss MotoGP's new rules, how he's helped transform the RS-GP into a title contender, how the bike's so-called leg wings work and why Marco Bezzecchi is a feedback genius
Aprilia is close to completing its best-ever MotoGP season, with two victories from two riders (Marco Bezzecchi and Raúl Fernández) and – depending on how the final two rounds go – a best-ever runner-up finish in the constructors' championship and a best-ever third in the riders' championship.
The Noale factory's MotoGP project struggled like hell until 2020, when engineers replaced the RS-GP's narrow 75-degree V4 engine with a 90-degree V4, as used so successfully by Ducati and Honda.
Immediately, the bike was transformed.
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