Since the German Grand Prix, Yamaha, Honda and Ducati are obliged to freeze the development of electronic software when to start to agree about a single software, “This will be the software used from the 2016 season and the distinction between Open Factory pilots and drivers no longer exist. “, says Corrado Cecchinelli, director of MotoGP technology. If the Open Factory pilots and drivers distinction will no longer exist in 2016, it also no longer exist for tires or other concessions.
Today this distinction exists, especially for the software: on one side there is the Open Software available to all the same drivers Factory drivers (none used), on the other, the Factory pilots use their own software manufacturer.
“ The first objective of the unified software is to reduce costs, because this is an area where manufacturers spend lots of money. This is obviously an area where money can make a difference” continues Corrado Cecchinelli.
Besides the financial aspect, the objective of this program is to reduce the differences between manufacturers, “ I see the unified software as something perhaps not as good as the best, but much better than most bad. At the moment, there is nothing that would lead us to abstract from this solution. “
From a more technical standpoint, Marco Venturi, head of sports at Magneti Marelli that the development of open and unified software is entrusted, states that “ The main challenge is to get the best reliability and best performance under any conditions whatever the bike. The second challenge is the creation of a system as safe as possible. “
The dessu, a visible part of the electronic guts of one of the two Pramac Ducati (GP14.1).
Now, Ducati, Yamaha and Honda, present in 2014 during the creation of this regulation, will share their knowledge and opinions to make proposals for change. If the proposals are not accepted unanimously, they will not be added to the software. Otherwise, they will be incorporated into the software in a short time more or less according to the associated technical constraints.
Magnait Marelli will attend to implement the proposals adopted by the manufacturers, “ We decide the points that we want to add to the software and Magneti Marelli engineers are involved in implementing the” says Cecchinelli. It should be noted that the unified software is not a simple update of the current Open software, “ The software will grow from an alpha-n system, based on the position of the gas and towers / minutes, a system where everything will be reflected in the concept of force with respect to a point (time) in English or torque, of the action of the driver to the rear wheel while taking into account chassis and engine “ says Venturi.
Today, the unified software has already been delivered to plants teams, “Around April, we delivered the first part of unified software for motor aspects. In mid-June, we delivered the second Part of that includes unified software management frame “ says Cecchinelli. “The factories will test this version according to their internal procedures. We can say that this first version was born and under evaluation right now” continues Venturi.
Some details still remain to be paid by the manufacturers in particular on the number of authorized sensors, “I know that discussions are under way to limit the number of sensors. Today, we can are about 26 sensors pneumatic distribution included, plus the internal sensors of the housing (accelerometers, gyroscopes, temperature, voltage). “
The drivers’ side MotoGP, “The gel will not change our strategy,” , declared Valentino Rossi during a press conference last Thursday, “Everyone is curious about what will pass by next season. I think we have to wait the test in Valencia to learn. For this season nothing will change for us. ” In the meantime, the software will be tested by the test pilots of each manufacturer.
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