Bradl tests on-track MotoGP helmet radio
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MotoGP is considering the introduction of a helmet radio system to provide riders with messages from Race Direction, while on track.Check out the MotoGP YouTube channel – CLICK HEREA prototype was evaluated by Repsol Honda’s Stefan Bradl during Friday practice at Misano.The helmet radio has been proposed to solve instances of trackside yellow flags and/or dashboard messages being missed by the riders.”Dorna came to me and wanted to try something with radio connection to the rider,” Bradl explained. “For example, some happened, and when you are all in a group it’s difficult to sometimes see yellow or red flags. We were talking about this in the Safety Commission.”With the radio, Race Direction can give us some warning in case something happened. The system was working good. It was the first step in terms of safety, but it can be a big step for us.”I got some messages like ‘Warning’ or ‘Yellow flag’. The voice I had in my ear was fine. I could hear it very well. It was not dangerous or distracting me. From that point of view they are making a good job.”But we have to find better solutions because we are moving a lot more with the head compared to F1 drivers.”Also the noise is sometimes different. If you are inside the windscreen and go out it changes a lot with the wind. We need to find better connections going into the ear, covering the noise.”We already have some ideas so we can move forward quickly to introduce this system quickly in the future. “While the radio would initially be used to pass on instructions from Race Direction, MotoGP sporting director Carlos Ezpeleta admitted that the system could eventually involve into full F1-style communications between rider and team.”One of the things we’ve been addressing this year is the visibility of the yellow flags and flags in general,” Ezpeleta told the official MotoGP website.”After the events in Austria we spoke to some of the riders in the Safety Commission and they asked if we could try the radio system again. We had tested this in the past with various riders and they said it was disturbing. Now technology has improved a lot we decided to give it another try.”4″We tested with Stefan. It went well. It was just a preliminary test. The system itself is the first prototype. At the beginning, this will only be used to communicate predetermined recorded messages about flags, penalties, things like this.”Then maybe in the future we could open up to communication with the teams and if it’s possible from riders back to the teams.”We’re very happy with this first test today. The idea is we’ll test it again on Tuesday at the MotoGP test here at Misano. Hopefully, we’ll be able to present something soon in the following seasons.””5
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