Beirer then made accusations against the Honda Moto3 riders for cheating. He claimed that in 2015, the Honda NSF250RW did not respect the regulations limiting the engine speed to 13.500 rpm. Supporting electronic evidence, Beirer had transmitted this information to the competent authorities for evaluation.
Honda vs. KTM, who has the truth?
According to him, if the ignition cut-off at 13.500 rpm driven by the Dell'Orto ECU seems clear among the competitors, it would exceed 100 more revolutions on the Honda side. This information was reportedly reported by former Honda mechanics who are working for KTM this season. These 100 additional revolutions, although minimal on paper, make the difference at full throttle, particularly in a straight line in aspiration.
Today, Danny Aldridge, technical director of MotoGP, delivered his verdict, who are " This is not a surprise to us, because on a 4-stroke engine, it is very difficult to cut the ignition at the precise moment when the limit is reached.,” he explains. “ Depending on the signal used by the unit to measure the rpm, there may be a period of a few milliseconds where the limit is exceeded somewhat.
« After evaluating the 2015 limiters, we concluded that there was nothing unusual or unexpected about the operation of the limiter, the cutoff is constant on all engines. However, moderate and temporary exceedances have been identified.”
The Moto3 category working group was initially scheduled to meet in Qatar to discuss the development of the category, “ We will add the engine speed limit issue to the agenda of this meeting, " keep on going Aldridge. « There is no question of reducing the point where the limiter must cut the ignition simply to avoid overshooting. It may be necessary to modify the regulations to avoid these excesses, but, of course, other solutions could also be considered. »
We will know more about the situation after this meeting which will be held during the Qatar GP.
