Capirossi demoted by engine change
Rizla Suzuki's Loris Capirossi has become the first rider to suffer at the h꧋ands of the new MotoGP engine change limit.
A maximum of f♒ive engine changes a﷽re allowed for each rider during the final seven rounds of this season.
Capirossi needed a sixth engine for🌺 Sunday's Australian Grand Prix and has thus been demoted to the back of the grid, while Suzuki will suffer a ten point penalty in the constructors' championship.
Capirossi had qualified 13th.
In 2010, the rules will demand further increases in engine life with each rider being limited to six en🍃gines for the who꧂le 18-race series.
Peter has been in the ♎paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront ꦫof the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
