Moto GP is once again set to be meddled with by Dorna boss Carmel Ezpeleta after admitting changing the engine capacity to 800cc has made the bikes even faster rather than the desired effect of slowing them down. It has come out this week that many top Moto GP riders don' t understand why the capacity was changed in the first place and Valentino Rossi' s chief engineer, Jeremy Burgess put it well in saying the engineers should be the people Ezpeleta should be asking for such advice.
A control tyre rule is the new proposal from the Dorna boss which has been positively received by many riders but Ezpeleta seems adamant that the new proposal is for safety reasons rather than to improve the spectacle of Moto GP that has run into a processional championship recently. With corner speed up by up to 8mph on the new 800cc bikes it seems obvious to me that higher corner speeds as opposed to higher top end speeds is more dangerous.
However the dorna Boss is quick to suggest that speeds of 220mph are excessive but with the exception of Shinya Nakano' s tyre failiure at Mugello in 2004 the 990cc bikes seemed more controllable and as a result safer. Rossi has suggested a raise once again in capacity but with a limited ECU giving the rider more feel and control over their machines. The option seems viable but the legitimate argument is the ability to police such a regulation would be very difficult.
Roll on the 990cc bikes once again I say because there is nothing better than watching Valentino Rossi spin his YZR Yamaha M1 off the Old Hairpin in warm up like I saw in 2005. Limited ECU? Then we will see how Stoner handles that Ducati.
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