failures

Yamaha will not need to break any engine seals. Yamaha has revealed that an electronic issue, related to the behaviour of the rev limiter on MotoGP's new standard ECU, was the cause for its engine failures at Mugello. Jorge Lorenzo was first to suffer a problem, in morning warm-up, with...

Engine failures to be penalised in MotoGP revamp By Matthew Birt MotoGP 29 January 2009 11:25 Casey Stoner or Valentino Rossi could find themselves docked points or relegated to the back of the grid under proposals to slash costs in MotoGP. Plans to extend engine life by at least 50 per...