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Last year saw a new minimum tyre pressure set that all riders had to adhere to for 30% of a sprint race and 50% of a grand prix, with the regulation mandated from the British Grand Prix onwards following a period of development for the new Tyre Pressure Management System. The penalties for breaking this rule were handed out on a sliding scale from a warning for a first offence followed by a three-second time penalty and so on. For 2024, any rider who broke this rule was set to face instance disqualification. However, Motorsport.com understands that this season such a drastic measure has been replaced by time penalties, which will be added at the end of the races. Jorge Martin, Pramac Racing, looking at his rear tyre after the race Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images If the offence takes place during Saturday's sprint, an extra eight seconds will be added, while if the violation occurs on Sunday in the grand prix the penalty will ...

To close up a grey area in the rulebook, MotoGP has enforced a minimum front and rear tyre pressure that rider s must not run below for at least 30% of a sprint and 50% of a grand prix. The rule came into force from the British Grand Prix in August when the new Tyre Pressure Management System was installed. From the outset, riders were unhappy at the forced minimum front pressure being set at 1.88 bar (27.26psi), as it left them little margin to play with before the front became harder to manage once it went above 2.0 bar (29psi). Riders have repeatedly noted how the pressure rises quickly when following other bikes, leading to more front tyre locking, while trying to set the right pressure for the type of race you might have opens the door for penalties. Martin, who already has a warning for breaking the tyre pressure rule this year, believes riders cannot “ride at our 100%” because of this regulation. “I mean, it’s a pity that we cannot ride at o...

The 2021 world champion was left disappointed with Yamaha’s 2024 engine prototype at the Misano test last week, noting that he “expected much better”. “I tested it and the feeling was… I expected much better from this test, but we have to stay positive and try to analyse what happened to improve for [the] Valencia test,” Quartararo said at the time. “I need to test it more, but like I said I expected better. “The feeling is different, but I think I expected more power and [it] was a little bit difficult to say something positive about this engine.” These comments were in stark contrast to Yamaha team director Massimo Meregalli’s, who told MotoGP .com: “We could get what we expected before we started riding. “We had some targets to reach. Anyway, the new engine is slightly faster, as we expected, consistently. It looks like it’s also easier to ride.” Quartararo’s best speed during the San Marino GP weekend was 298.3km/h in the sprint, while his top s...