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MOTOGP UNDERCURRE­NTS

A peek into the happenings off the racetrack

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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.

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