MOTOGP UNDERCURRENTS
A peek into the happenings off the racetrack
MOTOGP’S FACTORY TEAMS HATE the CRTs. The cost-effective formula has made the championship a two-tier series due to the gap in performance and it is the mascot of Dorna’s restrictive policies. To curb their considering drastic measures. Yamaha are planning to lease the YZR M1’s engine and Honda are developing a road-legal version of as the Japanese factory may be able to quit Championship and continue developing the
shape to their plans to re-enter the championship next year and want to hear that BMW are interested in entering the championship with a factory team, but that Dorna’s restrictive policies for the future are
Dorna has signed a deal with the Italian component manufacturer, Magneti Marelli, for the supply of a single-spec ECU, which will be mandatory from next year. To counter that, Honda have proposed to supply HRC ECU and software to interested teams free of cost.