Andrea Dovizioso remains puzzled by the 'strange' penalty handed🙈 to Yamaha last weekend for breaking ꦦthe MotoGP engine homologation rules.

Yamaha lost con𝄹structors' points and Monster Yamaha/Petronas Yamaha teams' points for the two events where they had used valves provided by a different supplier to those present in its sample 2020 MotoGP engine.

Yamaha said the valve change had occurred due to 'an internal oversight and an incorr🌞ect understanding of the current💜 regulation'.

However, no riders' points were lost, meaning three Yamaha rideꦗrs still have a slim math𓄧ematical chance of the title with two rounds remaining.

The decision to punish constructor and teams but not riders for a technical infringement remains a source of controversy, even if Yamaha's chances of winning any world titles this season𝕴 are fast diminishing.

"If [Yamaha] had done it in the correct way and declared it, then it wouldn’t have been an issue. But they didn’t... It’s a stran𒀰ge ruling. No doubt about that," Jack Miller said last weekend.

Fellow Ducati rider Dovizioso (third behind the Yamahas at Jerez) also called it "strange", adding he would like to understand more💜, including from Ducati, presumably about why they didn't protest the decision.

But as of Friday practice for the second Valenc💫ia weekend, Dovizioso remains in the dark.

"I think that situation has been so strange. Very, very strang🅘e," Dovizioso said.

"If it was illegal, everybody that makes so🅺mething illegal takes ꦛa penalty. But I wasn’t in that meeting. I don’t know exactly all the things, where they are and what they said.

"I don’t know all the details🦄 so I don’t want to speak too much about that, but for sure it’s very strange.

"We rꦦeally would like to unders🔥tand a bit more details because if they did something illegal I don’t think it was normal what happened."

There are even rumours in the Italian press of some sort of legal action between Dovizioso and Ducati: "If I say something my manager kills m🅠e! So, no I don’t have any answer and we will see..."

Either way, Dovizioso is now the sixth and final rider still in with a mathematical chance of overhauling Suzuki's Joan Mir with two rounds to go𒉰, but the Italian would need a miracle, sitting 45 points behind with only 50 remaining.

Nonetheless, after finishing eighth last w𝐆eekend, his penultimate event as a Ducati rider began with a competitive sixth fastest lap time in Fridඣay practice for the Valencia repeat.

"The reason why all the Ducatis are faster than last week? I don’t know. But the conditions are d𒈔ifferent," Dovizioso said. "The track is very fast. There was no wind and the temp is not too high. So the situation was goo☂d to be fast. Looks like every Ducati is a bit faster.

"We worked on some details from what we saw in the race. I’m happy because I’m able to brake a b🌸it harder to have better feeling on the front. We did a small change in the afternoon and it worked better and I was able to be consistent – not the fastest but consistent. That was very, very important.

"Unfortunately a lot of riders have a good pace. I believe we have to do two or three tent💧hs a step forward to be in the front group and to be sure going into Q2 directly and starting on the first two rows will make the big difference."

Dovizioso faces an uncertain future after electing not to sign a 2021 test deal in order to remain 'free' while working on a 2022 return, but admitted his struggles at many races this season means it'sꩲ been a long time since he enjoyed riding a MotoGP bike.

"When you are struggling with the bike, unfortunately [our enjoyment] is too related to the speed you have. This is the bad thing about us [rider🃏𓂃s]," he said.

"You can’t enjoy how lucky we are to be in this situation, to work with the factory team and ride these wonderfu⛄l bikes. In the end if you are not fast you can’t enjoy -because everybody wants to win. This is normal. It’s not unusual."

Dovizioso's only win this season came in the first 𝐆Austrian round, a few days after confirming he would leave Ducati.