MotoGP's use of a single tyre (Michelin) and electronics (Magneti Marelli) supplier means suspension and brakes are the main areas of open competition in terms of third-party components.
Maverick Vinales' brake failure in the Styrian MotoGP race was down to 'an incorrect choice of brake specification despite Brembo's clear suggestions'.
MotoGP rookie Brad Binder said he 'cannot think of anything more scary as a rider' than the kind of high-speed brake failure experienced by Maverick Vinales in Sunday's Styrian Grand Prix,
Valentino Rossi, Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli switched over to an evolution Brembo front braking system, after overheating problems at the opening Red Bull Ring MotoGP round.
Rookie Alex Marquez was directly behind Maverick Vinales when the Monster Yamaha rider leapt from his bike at 230km/h, when his front brakes 'exploded' into Turn 1 on lap 17 of the Styrian MotoGP.
World championship leader Fabio Quartararo spent Sunday's Austrian MotoGP races struggling to stop his Petronas Yamaha, due to a technical problem with the brakes. The Frenchman dropped from fifth to last place after running wide at Turn 4 on lap 5 of the initial race.
The unique Qatar MotoGP night race produces images not often seen in the daytime - in this case Valentino Rossi's carbon front brake discs glowing red hot as he approaches a corner.