Marco Bezzecchi
New regulations are set to shake up the playing field in MotoGP next season, and Marc Marquez is hopeful that the overhaul will address an issue that Pedro Acosta once labelled as “insane”.
MotoGP fans have enjoyed the piercing scream of a 1000cc engine for the last 15 years of premier class racing, but they’re set to be replaced by 850cc power units next year.
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It’s just one of many changes in MotoGP’s 2027 regulations, with aerodynamics also receiving a makeover, as well as all devices being banned and Pirelli taking the reins from Michelin as the category’s sole tyre supplier.
The rider market is already in full swing ahead of the overhaul, with a multitude of rider deals taking place before the current 2026 season had even started.
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Marc Marquez echoes Pedro Acosta’s previous statement on the top speeds of MotoGP bikes
During an interview at a sponsor event, reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez discussed the new engine formula that is set to take effect next season.
The Spaniard highlighted the necessity for the engineers to shed some of the prototypes’ “unnecessary” top speeds, saying via Todo Circuito, “When there are new regulations, they are decided by the championship organisers along with the MSMA.
“They decided to lower the engine displacement, which I agree with, especially because sometimes we were reaching almost 360 km/h on many circuits. I think it’s an unnecessary speed for the spectacle; it greatly increases the risk.”
Marquez’s words echo the concerns that Pedro Acosta had raised about the Phillip Island circuit ahead of his second season in MotoGP last year.
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In an appearance on 44Teeth, the KTM star was asked what he thinks is the scariest circuit currently on the calendar.
Without hesitation, Acosta replied, “Phillip Island. I mean, it’s even difficult for the brain to understand how the f— we go fast like that.
“My brain, at turn one, is like it’s not necessary to go that fast. Imagine that you arrive at 360[kph], and you go down one gear and then go flat out again. It’s insane!”
Asked if it is just turn one that scares him, he said, “That whole track, also the wind is unreal. You arrive, and you have it around you on the straight and from one moment, it disappears, and then it hits you again. It’s like… f—— hell.”
Fans are excited to see how the new MotoGP regulations promote better racing
Former MotoGP rider turned FIM safety chief Loris Capirossi has predicted that the 2027 prototypes will be somewhere in the region of 2.5 seconds slower than their predecessors.
Following his words making their way to social media, MotoGP fans asserted that they aren’t too fussed on the dwindling speeds of the bikes, provided that the wheel-to-wheel racing is just as exciting.
Safety is understood to be a central pillar of the sport’s new trajectory, which became even more of an issue last year following the sheer amount of injuries that plagued many riders throughout the campaign.
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