In order to avoid a re🦂peat of the red-flagged Jerez Moto2 race, a rule change for this weekend's French round means the sides💙 of engines must be better protected.

The Spanish race had to be restarted after Shoya Tomizawa fell, with oil from his💜 motorcycle then spreading across the track after a hole was ground in the clutch cover, bringing down other riders.

"In the Moto2 class, lateral engine covers containing oil and which could be in contact with the ground during a crash, must be protected by a second cover made from composite materials, e.g. type carbon or Kevlar (R)," read the rule change. "Plates and/or bars from aluminium or steel are also permitted. All these devices mu꧃st be d🔜esigned to be resistant against sudden shocks and abrasion and must be fixed properly and securely."