Someone somewhere hinted Leopard has been playing with fuel pressure adding a few horsepower. I wonder if there is any truth to this. Out of boredom I'm watching past seasons, in some places it certainly seems like Leopard bike has slightly more power. If true then it must be a rider activated...
Bradley Smith, MotoGP rider, admits there was cheating in Moto2.
This link was posted by Duc999 in the Moto2 threads but I felt it deserved more notoriety in the general MotoGP board.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFJZJMzoSbE&feature=player_embedded
German magazine Speedweek says Marquez' team is hacking the ECU:
http://www.speedweek.ch/Moto2/news/29432/Schwerer-Verdacht-gegen-Marquez.html
Accusation is they are overriding the quickshifter to keep pumping fuel through.
Gossip in the paddock is that Espargaro has the same system.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid586359270001?bckey=AQ%7E%7E%2CAAAAABRLZgk%7E%2C_wziyfTvYKrki4UUA7LHi_qTuAI4orUG&bctid=1884271537001
must say it is entertaining.
First the FIA bans Renault's mass dampers (despite the race stewards finding nothing wrong with them), now Alonso is sanctioned with 2 seconds in quali for a supposedly brake testing Doornbos (Doornbos didn't even complain about it!!!!)
They could just hand the trophy to Schumcher and spare me...