On Saturday at Jerez, the FIM and Dorna gave a further update on the MotoGP rule changes, aimed at cutting costs during the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
Those changes, which were aimed at lowering maintenance and running costs, consisted of: The removal of Friday morning practice whilst reducing the three remaining sessions from one hour to 45 minutes; a maximum of 5 engines for the final 8 races; banning of ceramic composite brakes; banning of launch control; banning of electronic suspension and only two post-race tests during the season.
Those 2010 rule changes - plus an update on the 2009 restrictions - were duly announced by FIM president Vito Ippolito during a press conference at the final MotoGP pre-season test:
“The first change is about the use of the engines, as you know,” said Ippolito. “Now a rider can use five engines for the final seven races [after the cancellation of Hungary], from Brno to Valencia of this year. A rider can then use six engines for the whole of next year, 2010.
The penalty for breaking the MotoGP engine change rule will be a loss of 10 points.
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