MotoGP may be hurtling through the 2026 season but there\u2019s already an eye on 2027 with all things rider line-up, technical regulations and more. The 850cc era is honing into view and whetting our appetite for it is Aleix Espargaro, Honda HRC\u2019s test rider. Having already had a first taste of what\u2019s to come for the full grid, the three-time MotoGP Grand Prix winner revealed a few details as to what to expect \u2013 and it\u2019d be fair to say that we\u2019re even more excited!<\/p>\n
“I’m not allowed really to talk about that [850cc] project, but the thing that I can tell you is that the bike is very fun” said Espargaro, starting to really talk about the project. “The riders will have a lot of fun; it’s a lot more fun than the 1000 bike. The Pirelli tyres are super grippy and with a little bit less torque on the bottom, you can rush a little bit in the apex.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some of the key changes for 2027 and onwards include new tyres, away from Michelin and onto Pirelli rubber, reduced aero and a ban on holeshot devices. The engine capacity is likewise reduced from 1000cc (which has been in MotoGP since 2012) to 850cc, the fourth different type of engine capacity since MotoGP\u2019s 4-stroke introduction in 2002 (990cc from 2002 \u2013 2006, 800cc from 2007 \u2013 2011 and 1000cc since 2012).<\/p>\n
Continuing to speak about the incoming 850cc era and other aspects of the new bikes, Espargaro couldn\u2019t hide his own excitement: “The bike is more than 10kg lighter, so the change of direction is super good. So, the riders – and I think also the people at home – will have fun because I think there will be a lot more battles. I really can\u2019t wait to show everybody the new bike.”<\/p>\n
Still plenty of fun to be had before all that though as 2026 rumbles on; don’t miss out on what is shaping up to be a corking season!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MotoGP may be hurtling through the 2026 season but there\u2019s already an eye on 2027 with all things…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":462471,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":["post-462470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}