Race Director explains new rule | What would’ve happened to Marc Marquez at COTA
Mike Webb breaks down newest MotoGP rule

Race Direction have explained the logic to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:a new rule brought in after Marc Marquezꦜ💃’s chaos at the Circuit of the Americas.
Marquez led several riders with a bizarre, late charge back to the pits to sn♑are a different bike, causing a delayed and chaotic start.
Marquez incorrectly thought that, if the race was not delayed, he would start from the back of the grid but would no♌t face a double long lap penalty.
The rule book has now been rewritten, starting immediately from🌸 this weekend’s French MotoGP at Le Mans.
Mike Webb explains new MotoGP rule
Race Director Mike Webb explained: “Since the events of the US Grand Prix at COTA, whe🎉re we had a very unusual start procedure with riders leaving the gr🌠id, we have spent a lot of time reviewing the circumstances of that race, and seeing how the regulations can be improved.
“The reg☂ulations were very complex, and hard to understand for the teams.
“The redraftꦺe🔯d regulations is a great deal simpler.
“The only penalty is fo💟r leaving the grid. That’s it. It doesn’t matter the reason for leaving the grid.
“Any reason for leaving the grid, or not go🐼ing to the grid in the first place, is treated exactly the 🎶same.
“To put it into context, the new regulations compared 😼to the old, what happened in COTA with Marquez and☂ many riders leaving the grid…
“Under the old regulations we would need to know exactly ⛦which tyres they haไd on the warm-up lap, and which bike they were using.
“Some riders would have a ride-through 🌠penalty, and some wouldn’t. The riders on the grid would have no p🌃enalty.
“In the new regulations, it is very simple.🅺 Any rider that left the grid would start the warm-up lap from pitlane, take their original grid position, then serve a double long lap.
“We did not have to identify which bike they were using, which tyres, or which bike setting. It’s the same penal📖ty, the same procedure, regardless of those technical questions.”
That means 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez, and the other riders who left the starting grid at COTA, would immediately face a double 🎐long lap penalty without any grey area to protect them within the rules.
Riders will also be 🥀punished if they do not go to the grid when the pit lane opens for the warm-up lap.
Riders who push their bike from the grid to the pits after the three-minute board is shown will also be hi🦄t with the same penalty.
Webb added: “The good part of the simplicity of the rule is📖 that we can apply it to each grand prix class.
“The biggest reason to apply it to Moto3 and Moto2, even though they have only one bike a𒉰nd are limited with bike changes, is the point about taking their original grid position then serving a penalty in the race.
“It saves the confusion of✱ multiple bikes trying to line up at the back of the grid.
“It is much clearer for everyone, there is less cha🍌nce of mistakes being made.”
The MotoGP rule-book has also been updated with a new rule surrounding injured rid💮e𒅌rs testing before they race again.

James was a sports journalist at Sky🌞 Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.