That’s firstly because slowing down increases the chance of a tyre cooling and the pressure therefore dropping below the minimum for the specified 33% (Sprint) or 50% (GP) of racing la⛦ps.

But if a rider has already used up his one official warning and is later found to be under pressure, backing off would also increase the potential ‘dama🤪ge’ to their race result from ꦺthe resulting 3 second post-race penalty.

Likewise, if a rider drops more than 3 seconds behind the bike in front𒅌, he will not benefit if the rider ahead is later💧 sanctioned for low tyre pressure.

Dorna’s Simon C🎃rafar explained: “There are so many angles to this.

“You can attack to try and build up a 3-second distanc♚e in case there is a time penalty added, so it doesn’t matter, and you’ll keep your🃏 position.

“Bu🐈t also, crew chiefs have told me, you can’t afford to roll off at the end of the race.

“Because if you’re following someone and think ‘I can’t pass them, I may as well make sure I 🔯don’t fall off’. The problem with that is if the person ahead then gets a 3 second penalty, if you’re ﷺclose you’ll move ahead of him [on the revised results]

“Secondly, if you roll off, you might drop back into the cooler air and won’t create𒐪 as much temperature in the tyre and could get a warning or penalty yourself.

“There are a lot of things to manage, because if you 😼pu꧂sh too hard, you’re likely to fall off.

“So these riders, apart from - I’ve counted - nine buttons and levers on the left hand of the handlebar for some manufactu💟rers, are trying to deal with all this as well.”

13 riders - including title rivals Franc🅺esco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin, plus last Sunday's winner Enea Bastianini - have now used up their one available official warning.

Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro is the only rider to have so far received a 3-second post-race time penalty for a seܫcond pressure infringement.