This. This is what has made MotoGP virtually unwatchable in the last few years. Teams are stretching out engine life by squashing power output after the first handful of laps. If you sit in the stands and listen, the change in the engine note is obvious. Soon after the note changes, the race becomes a processional.

Racing, any form of racing, is about the competition between two machines and their pilots. MotoGP fancies itself as the premier form of two-wheeled racing on the planet, but with races becoming a freight train after seven laps, they can scarcely claim that title any longer.

Remove the engine rule. Give the teams an unlimited number of engines. Do this and we could one day see the return of battles like Gibernau and Rossi at Philip Island.

And that photo there shows why MotoGP bikes are so expensive,propper works of art and that's why I hate dumming down so much

This is a terrible time to bring this rule into effect. Right now Ducati needs the ability to bring different engines to the table and test to help them get their bike up to speed.

I believe hrc have the ability to go the full season less one engine but would not so sure of the others in the field.

Terrible rule

Hayden also went onto say "It's not a big difference for us at Ducati, if anything we can use it as another excuse for never developing our bike, not realising that CF was a step backwards and that listening to two of the best riders ever to pull on leathers was probably a good start"

BTW I have nothing agains CRT bikes/teams in fact I like the addtion and the comparison of worked superbike engines vs factory engines . BUT They shouldnt be used as a tool to push out the factories from MotoGP racing , THEY DO PAY THE BILLS . the factories should be left alone to race 1000cc prototypes unhindered . If Ezpeleta really just wanted cheaper close racing he would allow the CRT bikes/teams to run 1200cc production engines (displacement is cheap horsepower remember?) and then the CRT bikes would have competitive Horsepower and the factories would also be happy. Unfortunatly this cheaper racing/competitve racing plea is being used as an excuse to impliment rules on the factories until they get nothing out of racing and leave .Ezpeleta has shot down factories solutions and adds new rules almost daily . he has even stated he expects the factories to leave and is hoping the public is to stupid to figure out what he is up to

No carbon fiber wheels , engines down to 5 , brake restrictions WHY? if Ezpeleta cries lower costs again someone should ask why then can CRT tams use 300%MORE on electronics than a the factory bikes .Little by Little Ezpeleta is trying to push the factries OUT of MotoGP. Honda has bent over backwards tying to please Ezpeleta. ..Ezpeleta poses a problem , honda comes up withsolution EXAMPLE not enough bikes on the grid? Honda offered 23 factory bikes . Ezpeleta shoots it down saying Honda would have too much political power ?
Ezpeleta wants the political power and instead of honda bending over backwards to help . Ezpeleta wants Hona tro bend over forwards to screw them.

Why do people keep criticising Dorna for everything, even when it's others who are to blame? There's a motomatters article on the Reposl/HRC press releases after Sepang which mentions, "the decrease in engine allocation, REQUESTED BY THE MSMA, from 6 to 5 engines." Dorna has been trying to give fans the close racing they want to see, which puts it in direct conflict with the factories of the MSMA, each of which would like to be able to run away at the front, crushing the opposition, to make it appear that it's their bike which is winning, not the rider. Fans tend only to consider race results, ignoring the fact that in BSB, for example, Honda Fireblades have ten times as much spent on them to be competitive compared to the Kawasakis, with little advantage to show for their greater spending. It should be obvious to road riders that the standard Kawasaki is much better value as it requires so much less modification than the Honda to bring it up to BSB standards.

OT but honestly the new site is not worth it. I love the old site,just change the color themes it'll be great.