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Yamaha docked points for MotoGP engine infringement

Yamaha has been docked 50 constructors' championship points after it was found guilty of running illegal engines at the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix. Autosport reported on Thursday afternoon Yamaha was under investigation by the FIM MotoGP Stewards having allegedly breached homologation rules with engines it used in the season-opening Spanish GP. Yamaha has since been found to have used an engine with valves not previously submitted with the sample engine pre-season for homologation by the FIM, making this change without unanimous agreement by the manufacturers' association. An FIM ruling on Thursday said this the result of "an internal oversight" and has docked 50 points from the...
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