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 concessions available for the struggling duo of Japanese manufacturers, even if t🐼heir rivals did not agree.
Butﷺ Ducati, today’s dominant foꦬrce in 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 toꦚld .
“That's wh෴y I'm in fav🦩our of helping those factories that are currently having problems.
“Because if they ultimately decide to leave MotoGP, a prꩵoblem arises.
“Then o🏅nly three out of six manufacturers remain.”
Ducati, of course, once benefitted from 🎐concessi๊ons during their years of pain.
Concessions are a series of technical advantages designed to help ꧃teams become competitive.
The current rule would need to be tweaked to help Yamaha🦋 and Honda, which the Dorna CEO want🧸s to do.
“W༒e have to make sensible decisions,” Dall’Igna said.
“It would be okay for me i🌌f the Japanese got more test da📖ys.
“Maybe𝓡 we can also give them one additiona𒊎l aero body update per season and rider.”
Dall’Igna was asked if Yam♋aha and Honda should ♛be given an extra engine.
“I don't think one more engine is really important for them,” heꦇ replied.
“What is more important is that they have more freedom and oppo💝rtunities for further development.
“If they 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 technica🌱l impro🌜vement.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sport﷽s, to football, to F1.
