Bikes

A couple days ago, we told you that Ducati would be making the updated electronics package on the 2017 Ducati 1299 Panigale, called DTC EVO, available to 2015 and 2016 Panigale owners. The software update lets the Panigale take full-advantage of the inertial measurement unit (IMU) that is onboard, letting the traction control not only manage wheelspin, as it does on the 2015 and 2016 models, but also allowing it to control how much rear-wheel slide is allowed, as on the 2017 machine. While DTC EVO is standard on the 2017 model, the software wasn’t developed in time for the earlier 1299 Panigale models. Thankfully, it is an easy feature to add retroactively. Unthankfully though, Ducati is charging a pretty penny for the update: $565 MSRP.

MotoGP
MotoGP Qualifying Results from the Austrian GP at Spielberg, Austria: Q2 Results Pos. Rider Team Bike KM/H Time Diff. 1 Marc MARQUEZ Repsol Honda Team Honda 310.8 1'23.235 - 2 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati Team Ducati 306.0 1'23.379 0.144 3 Jorge LORENZO Ducati Team Ducati 305.3 1'23.621 0.386 4 Maverick VIÑALES Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 305.5