FASTEN your seatbelts MotoGP fans as the Qatar edition of the season gets underway TODAY. Frenchman Fabio Quartararo made history last season when he became the first man from his country to clinch a MotoGP title. However El Diablo will be relieved that he won’t have to deal with NINE-TIME MotoGP champion, Valentino Rossi this season. However, penalties apply for any engine found non-compliant once it has been scrutineered. Moto3 and Moto2 classes will have their warm-up sessions reduced to ten minutes per session from the recently allocated 20 minutes. And finally for all GP events, a revised rear slick tyre allocation has been agreed between Micheli, IRTA and Dorna as follows: a maximum of 6 off Spec A tyres, up to a maximum of 4 off Spec B tyres and up to a max.

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