MotoGP tests new race penalty

The Safety Commission is currently testing a new form of penalty in Qatar to sanction drivers in the race. Explanations.

Meeting for the first time this year, the MotoGP safety committee took advantage of the last before the resumption of the world championship in Qatar to test a new penalty called "extended lap" ("long lap penalty").

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The principle is simple: instead of taking the optimal trajectory at the chord of the turn, the pilots having committed a fault during the race would be obliged to follow a wider trajectory outside the curve (example above with the turn # 6 of the Losail circuit). 

According to Carlos Ezpeleta, MotoGP sporting director – and, the -, this new penalty should cause the faulty rider to lose "between 2 and 5 seconds depending on the circuits".

The idea is to provide the race management with a new penalty that is easier to control than the obligation to give up a place – not easy to manage in the middle of a traffic at over 300 km / h and uneven depending on the time saved – and less severe than the passage to the stand ("ride through"), which costs the pilot dearly in terms of lost time.

To be continued on MNC: stay connected !

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