As MotoGP and the MSMA edge toward a deal for 2027 and beyond, one possibility that has arisen from the discussions is that the series adopts a one-bike rule, similar to that in WorldSBK. The idea was universally loathed by riders.
“It’s a really bad idea,” said Pedro Acosta. “I understand the championship and brands want the costs to go down. The problem is now this means if you crash in warmup, you won’t race. If you crash in FP2, you won’t make qualifying. And if you crash in FP1, which is quite easy to do because you’re not using the best tire option, you destroy the bike and don’t go to pre-qualifying. I understand MotoGP is expensive. But [there’s no] way that three guys in the box rebuild the bike from zero in three hours. I can understand you only use one bike per session maybe. But you need to have a spare bike in the background just for these cases. If not, your weekend already ends on day one.”CN
