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(Reuters) - Yamaha
have been docked 50 constructors' championship points by MotoGP
stewards after making technical changes to their engine without
obtaining unanimous approval from other manufacturers, the
sport's governing FIM said in a statement
https://www.motogp.com
/en/news/2020/11/05/yamaha-handed-penalties-no-effect-on-rider-points/354054
on Thursday.
Autosport had reported that Yamaha were under investigation by
stewards for allegedly breaching homologation rules with engines
used in the season-opening Spanish Grand Prix.
An FIM ruling said Yamaha failed to respect the protocol due to
an "internal oversight" and docked the constructor double the
points they earned from Fabio Quartararo's victory in Jerez.
The Monster Energy Yamaha factory team have also had 20 points
deducted from their championship tally, while satellite outfit
Petronas Yamaha SRT were docked 37 points.
The penalty drops Yamaha to third in the manufacturers'
standings on 158 points behind new leaders Ducati (171) and
Suzuki (163).
None of Yamaha's riders have been docked points in the riders'
championship, with Frenchman Quartararo, Spaniard Maverick
Vinales and Italian Franco Morbidelli all within 25 points of
Spanish leader Joan Mir of Suzuki.
(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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