Marini says MotoGP weight limits 'need to change now' in order for heavier riders like him not to be at a disadvantage. 'It's impossible to lose more weight than this because then you don't have the strength, you don't have the energy for a race.'
VR46 Ducati rider Luca Marini says MotoGP"needs to change now" its rules over weight limits, as he thinks a combined minimum weight for bike and rider is necessary.Standing at 184cm, Marini is one of the paddock's tallest riders and thus is one of its heaviest at 69kg compared directly to his teammateCurrently, in MotoGP there is only a mandated minimum weight limit for motorcycles, which comes in at 157kg, and does not take the rider into consideration.
Marini, who ended his second full season in MotoGP 12th in the championship on 120 points, has spent much of 2022 pushing the conversation about including riders into the minimum weight limit rule as he believes the naturally heavy competitors are being disadvantaged. "For sure, we have also data that tells you when you have more weight you use the tyres more, because we have a lot of [electronics] control, we have a lot of power," Marini told Motorsport.com at the Valencia season finale.
"So, the problem is this, because you arrive at the end of the race with less tyre and it's difficult to make overtakes at the end, which is the most important phase of the race.
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