KTM’s disappointment was at least softened by the main beneficiary being Tech3’s Enea Bastianini<\/a>, but there was no such silver lining when Maverick Vinales <\/a>was stripped of a Qatar podium last year for the same infringement.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n KTM have also gained from the regulations, with Dani Pedrosa<\/a> promoted to third by a post-race Sprint penalty for Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo<\/a> at Jerez in 2024.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, Beirer made his opposition clear and called for change.<\/p>\n “The rule is simply absurd,” he told Speedweek.com. “I strongly advocated for tyre pressure to be checked on the starting grid… It’s the same for everyone.<\/p>\n “The [lap percentage] tyre pressure rule is absurd because it has nothing to do with cheating.\u00a0<\/p>\n “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 Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n “But if you’re riding alone at the front, the pressure suddenly drops.<\/p>\n “We’re not in the same situation as Marc Marquez last year, who could reasonably assume he’d be riding alone at the front and set everything up accordingly.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Sometimes we’re fighting in the middle of the pack, then suddenly you have kilometres where you’re alone and the pressure drops.”<\/p>\n Pedro Acosta leads the pack, 2026 US MotoGP Sprint.<\/p>\n \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n Beirer added: “This rule definitely needs to be changed or abolished. The fact that something like this decides races is simply appalling.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n “You gain neither an advantage nor a disadvantage from 0.03 bar of tyre pressure.<\/p>\n “It’s complete nonsense, because it says nothing about whether someone did a good or bad job.”<\/p>\n Beirer is aware that the issue fades from discussion after a few rounds without incident.<\/p>\n “It annoys me more now because it has directly affected us again at COTA. If it doesn’t affect you for three or four races, you just push it aside.<\/p>\n “I ran into the FIM president on the starting grid, and he said, ‘This rule needs to be changed immediately.’ I told him, ‘You’re the FIM president – change it!’<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n “Let’s all start with the same tyre pressure and then race.”<\/p>\n![\"Pedro](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gng_1302902_hires.jpg\")
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