Valentino Rossi insists the freeze on engine development for the 2021 MotoGP season is "not an excuse" for Yamaha and its problematic motors. Due to cost-saving measures brought in as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all manufacturers (except KTM, who is allowed to build a new engine after losing its concessions) must start the 2021 campaign with their current engine specification. After the first round, normal update rules apply, meaning all but Aprilia will be unable to develop their engines for the rest of the season. Yamaha has been beset by problems with its engines this year, with its motors regularly the slowest through the speed traps and also fragile, with three of its...
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