But the height/weight situation is even more critical for Factory class Yamaha and Honda riders, who have four litres less race fuel than the rest of the MotoGP grid. The tallest of those is Movistar Yamaha's Valentino Rossi, who is 1.82m and weighs 65kg.
“Being tall is very good for playing basketball but for riding in MotoGP it is a big problem,” said the Italian. “I am quite tall, but I'm lucky because my weight is not so high. But I always have to fight to not be more fat, because when you pay already five kilos you lose a tenth at the end of the lap. This is true. So to arrive at the same level you have to be better in some other areas.
“I think that I am at the limit for MotoGP, but like Baz or Camier is a big disadvantage. Also with the fuel. When you have more weight you use more fuel, so automatically the bike becomes slower and slower. It is a problem for the tall guys.”
Hope is on the horizon for bigger riders, with the mandatory control ECU for 2016 set to raise the Yamaha/Honda fuel limit. Rossi believes it will be a big boost and credits the fuel saving work of the Yamaha engineers as playing a significant part in his 2014 rejuvenation.
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