Diogo Moreira was the only rider to graduate from Moto2 to MotoGP this season and made his mark introducing a style of riding never before seen in the premier class.
In a story related to the evolution of MotoGP, the riding styles of the intrepid competitors who drive the premier class prototypes have evolved accordingly.
The old-fashioned upright postures didn’t cut it on today’s machinery, and gradually adapted to the more gravity-defying, elbow-pulling riding styles of the sport’s current landscape.
The most recent innovation comes from Valentino Rossi.He pioneered the one-legged braking wheel, dubbed ‘The Doctor’s Dangle’, which is now used by every rider competing in Grand Prix motorcycle racing.
however, Diogo Moreira More recently, Rossi’s ground-breaking approach has evolved into braking zones. Grand Prix of ThailandAnd it looks like the 21-year-old has helped his respectable debut.
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Peter Bohm draws attention to Diogo Moreira’s unprecedented MotoGP riding style
His analysis of the 2026 season-opener b Australian Motorcycle NewsIn his first appearance in the premier class, MotoGP journalist Peter Bohm highlighted Morera’s unprecedented riding style.
Assessing his impressive debut, the young Brazilian said: “Go to the learning curve because he’s always calmer, a little bit better, and maybe he’s introducing something new to MotoGP, which I don’t know the name of. I call it the two-legged dangle.”
We’re all used to riders, when they hit too hard, and have to balance the whole bike just a couple of centimeters from the front wheel, often with their inside leg to quickly create an arm to balance a little better.
“What Diogo Moreira does is the other leg, the outside leg, is not so far and long, but it helps him balance the bike.
“I’ve seen this move in other classes; it’s not completely new, but it’s new in MotoGP, and it’s very, very difficult to do because once you take the outside leg out, you have few ways to support yourself with all the G-forces from deceleration on these MotoGP bikes.
“So you have to have a lot of control over your body muscles and to do that you have to be sure of how you support yourself on the bike.
But it should give you an advantage when you do. So maybe rookie Diogo Moreira is starting a trend in the two-legged dang in MotoGP.
The first race of 2026 is over! How would you rate the Thai Grand Prix out of 10?
Diogo Moreira was ‘very happy’ in his MotoGP debut at the Thai Grand Prix.
Despite finishing in the bottom half of the riders they saw. Czech flag in Buriram On Sunday, Moreira found many positives to take from his first season in the Premier League.
of LCR The rider secured the first points of his MotoGP career with a P13 finish, just five seconds behind his more experienced teammate in Johan Zarco.
Following the conclusion of the season opener, Moreira expressed his thoughts to the media. Honda official website“It was a good race, I’m very happy, I fought with Enya, and it was fun.
The tire was very flat, so I struggled a bit, but overall it was very good. At some point, I was pushing alone, because after 12 laps, the tire wear was significant, but it was still a good race for me.
“We started the season with great motivation, and it’s a learning process. I can’t wait to do more races, I had a lot of fun this weekend!”
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