the opposite move. These are
just some highlights, and if not
much is officially confirmed,
that doesn't mean it's not true.
Perhaps the turmoil is not so
surprising, given the big un
-
knowns of 2027. And they are
very
big.
Firstly, technical, when the
ground rules change after 15
years of stability. The 1000cc
generation arrived in 2012,
to great relief. Now they are
reckoned too big for their boots.
Or too fast for their own good,
anyway. Their time is over. In
come 850cc bikes
instead.
More than that,
the tires. After
slightly less than
11 years, Michelin
is to be replaced by
M
usical saddles. Who
goes where. The Silly
Season. Call it what you
will. Contract time in MotoGP
2026-style is at fever pitch, well
before the usual summer-break
speculation.
We have Pecco Bagnaia quit
-
ting Ducati for April-
ia, Fabio Quartararo
dumping Yamaha
for Honda, Pedro
Acosta leaving KTM
for Ducati, and Alex
Marquez making
P138
CN II IN THE PADDOCK
BY MICHAEL SCOTT
Next year's
MotoGP season
is already
a hot topic.
New rules are
already shaking
things up.
NEW GROUND RULES
NEW TECH RULES,
