New MotoGP rule introduced at Silverstone could lead to penalties

Stewards hꦍave agreed to bring in a gradual penalty scale, rather than disqualifying riders from a session or 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 🔥i𒀰mplement disqualifications from a session or a race, when MotoGP teams and riders are familiar with this new rule.
No time-frame i🌟s set before disqualifications will be introduced.
What is the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System?
It is a new system to ensure compliance with the tyre pressu♑res set by Michelin, who provide MotoGP’s 🔴tyres.
Until now, teams were𝓰 using their own individual systems to check tyre🎃 pressures.
Now, there is 🎐a unified method of analysing tyre pr♈essure.
What is the MotoGP tyre pressure rule?
The manufacturers and MotoGP have agreed that the tyres have to be above a specific pressure duౠring a minimum percentage of the laps in a Sprint or rac🍨e.
The minimum pres♎sure may vary depending on the circuit.
How was this developed?
Last season every manufacturer shared their tyre𝓡 pressure data with a view🌞 to testing the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System.
The system was then teste💜d in the first part of the 2023 season.
Does it apply to practice or qualifying?
No. For now, it is only applicable in MotoGP sprin♑t races and grands prix.
What about Moto2 and Moto3?
It is not applied to these categories.

James was a sꦉports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.