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The championship finale coincided with the release of an official note relating to the 2024 concessions for MotoGP, which immediately became a matter of discussion in the post-season test at Valencia. While someone pointed out an excessive indulgence towards Honda, last in the class for the second consecutive year, and someone else, like Ducati, on the contrary, criticized the help given to the teams that were its direct opponents for the chase to the title, the general manager of Aprilia Racing Massimo Rivola overall appreciated what Dorna has come up with, albeit with the necessary reservations linked to the budget required to contemplate the organiser's requests.
"The reasoning behind this is to balance the world championship on a general level - he declared to Sky TV - This is the concept used, if you ask me if I'm completely happy I will say no, because the numbers are too big for us. We can use more tyres, but to use them you have to do more tests, wild cards and these are all costs that will increase", said Rivola.
It is the actual quantities established following the division into the various bands that cause concerns for the top brass of the Noale manufacturer. While the Borgo Panigale manufacturer, which dominated in 2023, has been included in A and will have 170 tyres available for testing, the Veneto one, in C, will be able to use as many as 220 and will also have the possibility of taking advantage of six wild cards, against the zero of its Emilian rival.
The economic question, therefore, is the one that raises eyebrows, as the basic desire would have been to spend less and not more. "The proportions themselves are right and follow a logic, but it was necessary to ensure that the teams were asked to come up with less money. In my opinion, that remains the direction to take. Would it have been a problem for Ducati? With lower figures, it would have benefited as well," he concluded.
