New MotoGP rule introduced at Silverstone could lead to penalties

Stewards have agreed to bring in a gradual penalty scale, rather than disquali♒fying riders from a session or𒈔 a race, because this rule is being brought in mid-season.
Time penalties for tyre pressure infringements
- 1st offense: Warning
- 2nd offense: 3-second time penalty
- 3rd offense: 6-second time penalty
- 4th offense: 12-second time penalty
The plan is to eventually implement disqualifications from a session or a race, when MotoGP teams and riders are familiar with this new𒉰 rule.
No time-frame is set before disqualifications will be intr𓂃oduc🎀ed.
What is the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System?
It is a new system to ensure compliance with the tyre pressures set b🌄y Michelin, who provide MotoGP’s tyres.
Until now, teams were using their own individual syst💖ems to check tyre pressures🐷.
Now, there is a🎃 unified🥃 method of analysing tyre pressure.
What is the MotoGP tyre pressure rule?
The manufacturers and MotoGP have agreed that the tyres have to be above a speꦿcific pressure during a minimum percentage of the laps in a Sprint or race.
The minimum pressure may vary de🤪pending on the𒆙 circuit.
How was this developed?
Last season every manufacturer shared their tyre pജressure data with a view to testing the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System.
Thℱe system was then tested in the first part of the 2023 sea🐷son.
Does it apply to practice or qualifying?
No. For 🔜now,ﷺ it is only applicable in MotoGP sprint races and grands prix.
What about Moto2 and Moto3?
It is not applied to these categories.

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