Regulasi baru ini akan menyentuh tim Honda, Yamaha dan Ducati. Honda dan Yamaha masih bisa melanjutkan pengembangan software untuk ECU Magneti Marelli yang ditunjuk Dorna pada 2014 dan 2015. Tetapi wajib pakai software baru yang akan diwajibkan pada 2016.
Honda selalu menentang keras regulasi software tersebut. Namun pada regulasi baru ini, disebutkan juga kemungkinan partisipasi tim dan pabrikan dalam pengembangan software melalui website khusus, sehingga memungkinkan aspirasi tim terpenuhi.
Sementara itu, pasal kedua dan ketiga lebih menyasar ke Ducati. Tertulis bahwa tim yang tidak memperoleh kemenangan selama musim lalu pada kondisi kering bisa mendapatkan keleluasaan Open Class. Seperti jumlah mesin 12 tanpa pembekuan mesin, bahan bakar 24 liter dan ban belakang lebih lunak.
Namun begitu tim tersebut menang salah satu seri atau podium 2 dan 3, maka jumlah bahan bakar dikurangi jadi 22 liter. Sedangkan kalau menang 3 kali, dilarang pakai ban lunak. Pengurangan keleluasaan ini kemudian berlaku sepanjang sisa musim 2014 dan selama 2015. (otosport.co.id)
Berikut ini pernyataan resmi dari Dorna:
1. The Championship ECU and software will be mandatory for all entries with effect from 2016.
All current and prospective participants in the MotoGP class will collaborate to assist with the design and development of the Championship ECU software.
During the development of the software a closed user web site will be set up to enable participants to monitor software development and to input their suggested modifications.
2. With immediate effect, a Manufacturer with entries under the factory option who has not achieved a win in dry conditions in the previous year, or new Manufacturer entering the Championship, is entitled to use 12 engines per rider per season (no design freezing), 24 litres of fuel and the same tyres allocation and testing opportunities as the Open category. This concession is valid until the start of the 2016 season.
3. The above concessions will be reduced under the following circumstances:
Should any rider, or combination of riders nominated by the same Manufacturer, participating under the conditions of described in clause 2 above, achieve a race win, two second places or three podium places in dry conditions during the 2014 season then for that Manufacturer the fuel tank capacity will be reduced to 22 litres. Furthermore, should the same Manufacturer achieve three race wins in the 2014 season the manufacturer would also lose the right to use the soft tyres available to Open category entries.
In each case the reduced concessions will apply to the remaining events of the 2014 season and the whole of the 2015 season.
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