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MotoGP: Smith calls for open class reform

Bradley Smith has called for a reform of MotoGP’s open class system, after saying that he believes that the current system means that under normal dry conditions it’s becoming increasingly impossible for the satellite machinery to be competitive. The Monster Tech 3 Yamaha rider has instead suggested that MotoGP revisits the system that they used in the past that saw the lower-specification machinery favoured with an advantage elsewhere, like the softer tyres available to the open machinery last season. “It would be interesting to see something that gives the factories less of an advantage, to keep everyone in the race and to keep it interesting. There are championships that penalise...
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