As a consequence of their poor results last year, both Honda and Yamaha – the only two Japanese brands in the championship – will benefit from a series of advantages agreed by the other manufacturers and the various bodies that organise and legislate the championship.
Apart from the option to continue to develop the engine throughout the season while the other manufacturers' development is frozen, another point in favour of Yamaha and Honda will be the possibility to carry out as many private test days as they wish with their race riders.
