{"id":1881801,"date":"2026-04-14T11:20:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1881801"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:20:25","slug":"motogp-tyre-pressure-rule-absurd-must-be-changed-or-abolished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1881801","title":{"rendered":"MotoGP tyre pressure rule \u201cabsurd\u201d must be \u201cchanged or abolished\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302896_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>MotoGP tyre pressure rule \u201cabsurd\u201d must be \u201cchanged or abolished\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>KTM\u2019s Pit Beirer says MotoGP tyre pressure rules must be changed to avoid \u201cappalling\u201d post-race penalties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Peter McLaren <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-14T12:20:25+01:00\">14 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302896_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302896_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302896_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302896_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302896_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302896_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302896_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302896_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302896_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Pedro Acosta, US MotoGP Sprint.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>KTM&#8217;s Pit Beirer has labelled MotoGP&#8217;s tyre pressure rules as &#8220;absurd&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Austrian factory has both benefited from and been penalised by the regulations, which require each rider to complete a minimum percentage of race laps above a set pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Failure to meet those lap percentages &#8211; 30% in a Sprint, 60% in a grand prix &#8211; results in a post-race time penalty of 8 or 16 seconds, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The rule recently cost Beirer&#8217;s star rider Pedro Acosta a Sprint podium at COTA.<\/p>\n<p>KTM&#8217;s disappointment was at least softened by the main beneficiary being Tech3&#8217;s Enea Bastianini, but there was no such silver lining when Maverick Vinales was stripped of a Qatar podium last year for the same infringement.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>KTM have also gained from the regulations, with Dani Pedrosa promoted to third by a post-race Sprint penalty for Yamaha&#8217;s Fabio Quartararo at Jerez in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Beirer made his opposition clear and called for change.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-f9e21f2bfa88489fb4d35cec2d741f8c9a248954803b4074a85ac1a426407b21\">  MotoGP 2027 trade board: How the grid is shaping up, and who could miss out   Return of key KTM MotoGP figure &#8220;a win in every respect&#8221; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;The rule is simply absurd,&#8221; he told Speedweek.com. &#8220;I strongly advocated for tyre pressure to be checked on the starting grid&#8230; It&#8217;s the same for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The [lap percentage] tyre pressure rule is absurd because it has nothing to do with cheating.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you build in enough reserve [to your starting pressure] to stay above the limit, but then find yourself in the slipstream of another rider, the pressure skyrockets and the bike becomes unrideable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-114417857e4cdaed4ecf0fbf70cfc7872ae6e32b3a1c2879bf0961ea154c2034\">  Marc Marquez vs Pedro Acosta at Ducati? \u201cThe best riders don\u2019t care\u2026\u201d   Maverick Vinales explains suspected cause of \u2018loose screw\u2019 injury <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;But if you&#8217;re riding alone at the front, the pressure suddenly drops.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not in the same situation as Marc Marquez last year, who could reasonably assume he&#8217;d be riding alone at the front and set everything up accordingly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sometimes we&#8217;re fighting in the middle of the pack, then suddenly you have kilometres where you&#8217;re alone and the pressure drops.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Pedro Acosta leads the pack, 2026 US MotoGP Sprint.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Beirer added: &#8220;This rule definitely needs to be changed or abolished. The fact that something like this decides races is simply appalling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;You gain neither an advantage nor a disadvantage from 0.03 bar of tyre pressure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s complete nonsense, because it says nothing about whether someone did a good or bad job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Beirer is aware that the issue fades from discussion after a few rounds without incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It annoys me more now because it has directly affected us again at COTA. If it doesn&#8217;t affect you for three or four races, you just push it aside.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I ran into the FIM president on the starting grid, and he said, &#8216;This rule needs to be changed immediately.&#8217; I told him, &#8216;You&#8217;re the FIM president &#8211; change it!&#8217;<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s all start with the same tyre pressure and then race.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>MotoGP will switch from Michelin to Pirelli tyres for 2027, providing an opportunity to revise the percentages, penalties or entire method used to determine tyre pressure legality.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block 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30% in a Sprint, 60% in a grand prix &#8211; results in a post-race time penalty of 8 or 16 seconds, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The rule recently cost Beirer&#8217;s star rider Pedro Acosta a Sprint podium at COTA.<\/p>\n<p>KTM&#8217;s disappointment was at least softened by the main beneficiary being Tech3&#8217;s Enea Bastianini, but there was no such silver lining when Maverick Vinales was stripped of a Qatar podium last year for the same infringement.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>KTM have also gained from the regulations, with Dani Pedrosa promoted to third by a post-race Sprint penalty for Yamaha&#8217;s Fabio Quartararo at Jerez in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Beirer made his opposition clear and called for change.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-f9e21f2bfa88489fb4d35cec2d741f8c9a248954803b4074a85ac1a426407b21\">  MotoGP 2027 trade board: How the grid is shaping up, and who could miss out   Return of key KTM MotoGP figure &#8220;a win in every respect&#8221; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;The rule is simply absurd,&#8221; he told Speedweek.com. &#8220;I strongly advocated for tyre pressure to be checked on the starting grid&#8230; It&#8217;s the same for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The [lap percentage] tyre pressure rule is absurd because it has nothing to do with cheating.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you build in enough reserve [to your starting pressure] to stay above the limit, but then find yourself in the slipstream of another rider, the pressure skyrockets and the bike becomes unrideable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-114417857e4cdaed4ecf0fbf70cfc7872ae6e32b3a1c2879bf0961ea154c2034\">  Marc Marquez vs Pedro Acosta at Ducati? \u201cThe best riders don\u2019t care\u2026\u201d   Maverick Vinales explains suspected cause of \u2018loose screw\u2019 injury <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;But if you&#8217;re riding alone at the front, the pressure suddenly drops.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not in the same situation as Marc Marquez last year, who could reasonably assume he&#8217;d be riding alone at the front and set everything up accordingly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sometimes we&#8217;re fighting in the middle of the pack, then suddenly you have kilometres where you&#8217;re alone and the pressure drops.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Pedro Acosta leads the pack, 2026 US MotoGP Sprint.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Beirer added: &#8220;This rule definitely needs to be changed or abolished. The fact that something like this decides races is simply appalling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;You gain neither an advantage nor a disadvantage from 0.03 bar of tyre pressure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s complete nonsense, because it says nothing about whether someone did a good or bad job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Beirer is aware that the issue fades from discussion after a few rounds without incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It annoys me more now because it has directly affected us again at COTA. If it doesn&#8217;t affect you for three or four races, you just push it aside.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I ran into the FIM president on the starting grid, and he said, &#8216;This rule needs to be changed immediately.&#8217; I told him, &#8216;You&#8217;re the FIM president &#8211; change it!&#8217;<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s all start with the same tyre pressure and then race.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>MotoGP will switch from Michelin to Pirelli tyres for 2027, providing an opportunity to revise the percentages, penalties or entire method used to determine tyre pressure legality.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>KTM&#8217;s Pit Beirer has labelled MotoGP&#8217;s tyre pressure rules as &#8220;absurd&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Austrian factory has both benefited from and been penalised by the regulations, which require each rider to complete a minimum percentage of race laps above a set pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Failure to meet those lap percentages &#8211; 30% in a Sprint, 60% in a grand prix &#8211; results in a post-race time penalty of 8 or 16 seconds, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The rule recently cost Beirer&#8217;s star rider Pedro Acosta a Sprint podium at COTA.<\/p>\n<p>KTM&#8217;s disappointment was at least softened by the main beneficiary being Tech3&#8217;s Enea Bastianini, but there was no such silver lining when Maverick Vinales was stripped of a Qatar podium last year for the same infringement.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>KTM have also gained from the regulations, with Dani Pedrosa promoted to third by a post-race Sprint penalty for Yamaha&#8217;s Fabio Quartararo at Jerez in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Beirer made his opposition clear and called for change.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-f9e21f2bfa88489fb4d35cec2d741f8c9a248954803b4074a85ac1a426407b21\">  MotoGP 2027 trade board: How the grid is shaping up, and who could miss out   Return of key KTM MotoGP figure &#8220;a win in every respect&#8221; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;The rule is simply absurd,&#8221; he told Speedweek.com. &#8220;I strongly advocated for tyre pressure to be checked on the starting grid&#8230; It&#8217;s the same for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The [lap percentage] tyre pressure rule is absurd because it has nothing to do with cheating.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you build in enough reserve [to your starting pressure] to stay above the limit, but then find yourself in the slipstream of another rider, the pressure skyrockets and the bike becomes unrideable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-114417857e4cdaed4ecf0fbf70cfc7872ae6e32b3a1c2879bf0961ea154c2034\">  Marc Marquez vs Pedro Acosta at Ducati? \u201cThe best riders don\u2019t care\u2026\u201d   Maverick Vinales explains suspected cause of \u2018loose screw\u2019 injury <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;But if you&#8217;re riding alone at the front, the pressure suddenly drops.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not in the same situation as Marc Marquez last year, who could reasonably assume he&#8217;d be riding alone at the front and set everything up accordingly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sometimes we&#8217;re fighting in the middle of the pack, then suddenly you have kilometres where you&#8217;re alone and the pressure drops.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Pedro Acosta leads the pack, 2026 US MotoGP Sprint.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Beirer added: &#8220;This rule definitely needs to be changed or abolished. The fact that something like this decides races is simply appalling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;You gain neither an advantage nor a disadvantage from 0.03 bar of tyre pressure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s complete nonsense, because it says nothing about whether someone did a good or bad job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Beirer is aware that the issue fades from discussion after a few rounds without incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It annoys me more now because it has directly affected us again at COTA. If it doesn&#8217;t affect you for three or four races, you just push it aside.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I ran into the FIM president on the starting grid, and he said, &#8216;This rule needs to be changed immediately.&#8217; I told him, &#8216;You&#8217;re the FIM president &#8211; change it!&#8217;<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s all start with the same tyre pressure and then race.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>MotoGP will switch from Michelin to Pirelli tyres for 2027, providing an opportunity to revise the percentages, penalties or entire method used to determine tyre pressure legality.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/motogp\/news\/1092994\/1\/motogp-tyre-pressure-rule-absurd-must-be-changed-or-abolished&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1302896_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] MotoGP tyre pressure rule \u201cabsurd\u201d must be \u201cchanged or abolished\u201d KTM\u2019s Pit Beirer says MotoGP tyre pressure rules must be changed to avoid \u201cappalling\u201d post-race penalties. 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