Ducati open to concessions for Yamaha and Honda: “If they decide to leave…”

Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta insisted ahead of the Catalunya MotoGP that he wanted to make conওcessions available for the struggling duo of Japanese manufacturers, even if their rivals did not agree.
But Ducati, today’s dominant force in MotoGP, have now shown wi💞llingness.
“It is in the interest of the♌ championship to have an even balance of power among the manufacturers,” Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna told .
“That🀅's why I'm in favour of helping those factories that are currently having problems.
“Because if they ultimately decide to lea🔴ve MotoGP, a problem arises.
“Then only three 🌺out of six manufacturers remain.”
Ducat♍i, of course, once benefitted from co💦ncessions during their years of pain.
Concessions are a series of technical ad𝔍vantages designed to help teams become competitive.
The current rule would nee▨d to be tweaked to heꦗlp Yamaha and Honda, which the Dorna CEO wants to do.

“We have to make🅰 sensible decisions,” Dall’Igna said.&nbs꧑p;
“It would be okay for me if the Japan♊ese got more test days.𝔍
“Maybe ♛we can also꧒ give them one additional aero body update per season and rider.”
Dall’Igna was aske🥂d if Yamaha and Honda should be given an extra engine.
“I don't think one more engine is really🃏 important for t💜hem,” he replied.
“What is more important is that they have more freedom and oppor�💛�tunities for further development.
“Ifﷺ they want to improve the performance of their bikes, they need options that are not available to them now.
“We need regulations that give struggling companies scope for technica﷽l improvement.”

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