ATTEMPT TO CLIP DUCATI’ S WINGS Such is Ducati’ s runaway success, the FIM has tried to curb the dominance of the 2026 V4R and reset parity across manufacturers by reducing the Ducati’ s permitted fuel flow by 0.5kg / h before Assen, but this had little or no impact at Assen or the next round at Balaton Park. In an attempt to further rebalance, citing the performance thresholds in the series regulations, FIM reduced the allowed fuel flow for the Ducati’ s by a further 0.5kg / h before the Czech Round. Would this clip their wings in a way that the earlier restrictions didn’ t? Behind them, and let’ s face it, everyone else is behind them, it’ s been a bit messy with no one able to stake a claim to being the absolute next-best. Barni Spark’ s Yari Montella, ELF Marc VDS’ s Sam Lowes and GoEleven’ s Lorenzo Baldarassi( all Ducatimounted) seemed the men most likely to hold down third spot, along with BMW’ s Miguel Oliveira, but none of them had landed the sort of consistency across the opening four rounds to suggest they were going to be the rider to beat. Or at least beat into the podium spot not occupied by an Aruba. it rider. At the front of the pack, nothing really

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