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MotoGP riders will be given an extra engine to use from the 19th round of this season.

Next season’s technical regulation changes mark the first steps towards Ross Brawn’s vision of what Formula 1 cars should be from an engineering perspective.

The British manufacturer would use an entry into the premier class as a chance to re-launch itself on the motorcycling stage.

Jack Valentine and Rob McElnea among those to hail rule changes as providing added spectacle for fans and the media

The controversy that followed the Formula One circus from Spa-Francorchamps to Monza in the past week has led to the sport's governing body making a grey area more black-and-white for the drivers.