Ducati open to concessions for Yamaha and Honda: “If they decide to leave…”
Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta insisted ahead of the Catalunya MotoGP that he wanted to make co꧅ncessions available for the struggling duo of Japanese manufacturers, even if their rivals did not agree.
But Ducati, today’s dominant force i🦩n MotoGP, have now🌸 shown willingness.
“It is in the interest of the championship to have an even balance of power among the 🐻manufacturers,” Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna told .
“That's why I'm in favour of helping those factories th🔜at are currently having problems.
“Be🍰cause if they ultimately decid💃e to leave MotoGP, a problem arises.
“Then only three out of s💮ix manufacturers remain.”
Ducati, of🎃🍷 course, once benefitted from concessions during their years of pain.
Concessions are a series of technical advantages designed to help teams becomeꦕ competitive.
𝔉The current rule would need to be tweaked to help Yamaha and Honda, which the Dorna CEO wants to do.
“We hav🥀e to make sensible decisions,” Dall’Igna said🐟.
“It would be okay for me if the Jaﷺpanese got more test days.
“Maybe we can also give them one additional aero body update 🎉per season and rider.”
Dal♊𝓡l’Igna was asked if Yamaha and Honda should be given an extra engine.
“I don't think one more engine is really important for them,” he replieꦆd.&nb🐈sp;
“What is more important is that they have more freedo♓m and opportunities for further development.
“If t🌱hey want to improve the performance of their bikes, they need options that are 🍒not available to them now.
“We need regulations that give struggling companies scope for technical imꦛprovement.”
James was a 🍨sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade cover🍸ing everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
