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A test for MotoGP's incoming 2027 era took place at Brno, with Marc Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi, and Pedro Acosta among those experiencing the 850cc machines and Pirelli tires for the first time. Crash.net described it as a "demanding" test.
850cc, Pirelli tires — here comes the skirmish before the new era. Drop the displacement and how you deliver power, how you handle corners, both change. Speaking as someone who still remembers the feel of a throttle in his fingers, whoever's strongest during this kind of transition becomes the next champion. That day at Brno was the first step toward that.
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Why lower the displacement? Wouldn't faster be better?
Cost reduction and speed limiting, it's a matter of both safety and money.
Whichever manufacturer adapts to Pirelli fastest here will end up dominating in 2027.
Way too excited to see how Acosta handles the 850.
The switch to Pirelli worries me the most, everything was already dialed in with Michelin.
Tires shouldn't be that big a worry given Pirelli's track record in SBK.
Dropping from 1000 to 850 reminds me of when they went from 990 to 800 back in the day.
The 800cc era was chaotic and fun to watch, hoping for the same chaos with 850.
850cc plus Pirellis being tough right from day one means the feel must be totally different.
