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KTM has acknowledged an unresolved internal engine issue with its MotoGP machine. According to Crash.net, fixing the problem would require approval from rival manufacturers under MotoGP's rules — putting KTM in a difficult spot under regulations that freeze engine design.
Racing with a known problem inside the engine is hell. In the pits, they know the cause but the rules tie their hands from fixing it. Needing a rival's approval is practically like handing over your neck in this world. As someone who knows what it's like on the ground, I feel KTM's engineers' frustration acutely.
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I love KTM, hope they get things turned around soon.
What kind of rule requires approval for modifications?
During an engine freeze, changes require the other manufacturers' agreement, that's how the system works.
KTM used to have real momentum, now they're floundering.
With the design-freeze rule requiring rival approval for modifications, they're basically stuck.
No way a rival's going to approve something that hurts their own position.
An internal engine problem is embarrassing for a manufacturer.
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