The concessions in MotoGP, approved this year on an exceptional basis mainly for Honda and Yamaha, was a subject that caused a lot of controversy and which Carmelo Ezpeleta has now brought up again, making it clear that, although not everyone was satisfied, there had to be a compromise between all parties.
Dorna’s CEO spoke about the issue to Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo, making his position clear and explaining why the process wasn’t as swift as it could have been: ‘I’m very much in favour, if possible, of everyone being on the same page. And it took us some time to adapt what we were proposing to what the other manufacturers were proposing’.
He went on to talk about the manufacturers’ point of view and how some have made the process easier than others, but without forgetting that, in this particular case, it’s not possible to please everyone in the same way:
– Honda and Yamaha were obviously in favour from the start, KTM and Aprilia were asking for other things and Ducati was asking for less. And, in the end, we had to reach an agreement that doesn’t leave everyone 100 per cent satisfied, but that leaves the championship satisfied.
It’s important to remember that more than one member of the Ducati team has said publicly that the manufacturer from Borgo Panigale has suffered more than the others, because instead of being allowed what they had before, in terms of test days, they’ve had some taken away.