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Pol Espargaro has revealed that a kind of unofficial racing etiquette now exists between the MotoGP riders when making a pass.

Raul Fernandez and Aleix Espargaro fear downforce and dirty air prevents overtaking in MotoGP, leading to ‘boring’ races. Statistics show only one race win by a rider outside the top three after the opening lap.

Remy Gardner’s Spanish MotoGP hopes were effectively over after an incident on the opening lap at Jerez.

"These fairings could be used in a high-end road machine"

Whilst acknowledging that the new Lotus T127 is currently lacking downforce in relation to its F1 2010 rivals, Heikki Kovalainen insists the car has potential - and so does the Cosworth engine in the back of it

Some of the leading technical lights in Formula One have admitted that they under-estimated the amount of downforce that would be clawed back by the teams following the redrafting of the rules for 2009, with the subsequent adverse effect on overtaking.

Martin Brundle says he believes the new 2009 technical regulations in Formula 1 are 'a move in the right direction' for the sport, though he echoed leading drivers' fears over the inherent dangers of a ban on tyre-warmers with the top flight set to return to slick rubber next year.