Details: Ducati GP9 carbon frame

Casey Stoner won the Grand Prix of Qatar on Monday by nearly eight seconds. We think a big part of that was down to his Ducati GP9′s carbon fiber frame, Ducati is the only team currently using one. Carbon fiber technology and know how has advanced considerably since John Koscinski’s Cagiva C194, which was judged too stiff. Actually, the GP9′s frame more closely resembles that of the Britten V1000.
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