Cecchinelli named to GP technical post

From motogp.com

Corrado Cecchinelli has been appointed as the Director of Technology for the MotoGP World Championship. The former Ducati Director will oversee and be responsible for all technical aspects relating to the three World Championship categories -- 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP.

An important function of Cecchinelli’s role will be to develop the new regulations for the Moto3 class, and also the 1000cc engine limit for the MotoGP category, both of which come into effect in 2012. He will also play a key role in providing a technical link between manufacturers and suppliers and the organizations involved in the governing of the World Championship, which include Dorna, the FIM, the MSMA and IRTA.

“Specifically, I will be charged with all technical aspects relating to the technological side of MotoGP, across all three categories. That involves technical regulations, and in that capacity also the relations between manufacturers and the representative organizations – that is to say the MSMA. We hope to be able to attend to issues of a technical nature, for example matters relating to the environment and security of the circuits.”

Speaking about 2011, Cecchinelli concluded: “We are looking at the definition of the details for the potential entries for Moto3, and that involves technical regulations. In particular we are receiving applications from different ECU manufacturers, which will continue until Feb. 28. When that date arrives we will try and finalise the matter as soon as possible.

“With regards to the MotoGP class for 2012 both the fundamental technical and philosophical details are defined, so at the moment we are paying more attention to the new category. The details that remain to be defined for the MotoGP class are unlikely to delay the work of the new arrivals to the category, something that could happen in the case of Moto3.”