One might believe that with only 28 points scored by its first driver Iannone after nine races, synonymous with sixteenth position in the championship at the end of the first half of the season, depression would await the Suzuki troops who had until then been euphoric thanks to its pearl Viñales. But actually, not at all. It would even be good news and there would be reason to rejoice. The subtleties of the regulations definitely hold many surprises…
The paradox is noted by site crash.net. The MotoGP regulations authorize the new manufacturer entering the category to make some regulatory adjustments allowing it to work harder and more easily to catch up with seasoned competition. Among other things, he benefits from nine engines per year instead of seven on which he can work, and he can do tests as he wants and as often as he wants and can afford them.
The indulgence ends when he managed to score a total of six concession points. The scale is as follows: three points for a first place, two for a second and one for third. Last year, Suzuki passed this milestone thanks in particular to the performance of a Casa Particular in Viñales since left for Yamaha. And this year, Aprilia and KTM are the only two manufacturers in the field to be less regulated than the others.
Yes, but the situation is also reversible. By this, mean that if a manufacturer does not score any concession points in a season, it is no longer subject to the seven frozen engines and five days of testing. He regains all the freedom mentioned above. In short, if the Suzuki factory continues its poor performance during the nine remaining races on the calendar, it will regain its status from the start of its GRX-RR program. What happiness! Thanks Andrea?
