New MotoGP rule introduced at Silverstone could lead to penalties

Stewards have agreed to bring in a gradual penalty scale, rather t💛han disqualifying riders from a session or a🦄 race, because this rule is being brought in mid-season.
Time penalties for tyre pressure infringements
- 1st offense: Warning
- 2nd offense: 3-second time penalty
- 3rd offense: 6-second time penalty
- 4th offense: 12-second time penalty
The plan is to eventually implement disqualifications from a session or a race, when MotoGP♐ teams and riders are familiar with this new rule.
No time-frame🌠 is set befor💞e disqualifications will be introduced.
What is the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System?
It is a new system to ensure compl൩iance with t﷽he tyre pressures set by Michelin, who provide MotoGP’s tyres.
Until now, teams were✨ using their own individual system꧑s to check tyre pressures.
Now, there is a unified mꦑethod of analysing tyre pressure🌊.
What is the MotoGP tyre pressure rule?
The manufacturers and MotoGP have agr🌱eed that the tyres have to be above a specific pressure during a minimum percentage 🍌of the laps in a Sprint or race.
The minimum pressuꩲre may vary depending on the circu🌸it.
How was this developed?
Last season every manufacturer shared their tyre pressure data witꦓh a view to testing the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System.
The system was then tested in the first p🐭art of the 2023 season.
Does it apply to practice or qualifying?
No. For now, it is only applicable in MotoGP sprint races and gr🌼ands prix.
What about Moto2 and Moto3?
It is not applied to these categories.

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