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One thing is certain: the Phillip Island round will leave several wakes before the Superbike - which is scheduled for late March in Portimao - arrives in Europe. While the competition had to contend with a Bulega who dominated from the first lap on Monday to the last on Sunday, seeing as many as six Ducatis in front of everyone in Race 2 didn't go unnoticed.
"And to think that the regulations were supposed to rebalance things on the field," someone rumored. Instead it was an all-Red weekend in Australia. And, as if that weren't enough, after Race 2, Toprak even stated: "This is supposed to be the World SBK, not the Ducati Cup. If this situation continues, I won't race in this Championship anymore."
After this race, many are wondering whether or not Ducati will be penalized for what was seen on the track. The answer is "no". According to regulations, Dorna and FIM can only intervene every two rounds, so after Portimao.
So our question is: what could happen after Portugal if the situation remain as it is? Simple: the Federation and the Organizer could intervene by reducing the fuel flow, which is currently figured at 47 kg/hour (mass value, not volumetric).
The calculation is made taking into account the average lap time of all Ducatis in relation to the average of the other bikes over the entire race weekend. Intervening on the fuel flow would consequently reduce performance.
So, we'll see what the situation will be in Portimao, considering that Phillip Island has always been a unique track, and only in Europe will we find out the real numbers in the field.
