Aprilia has requested an exemption from the engine freeze MotoGP has implemented this year in response to the global coronavirus pandemic, Autosport has learned. At the core of Aprilia's radically-revised 2020-spec RS-GP is an all-new 90-degree V4 similar to that used by Honda, Ducati and KTM, replacing the old 75-degree unit. However, the Noale marque has been denied the chance to work on the new motor this season by last month's decision to ban all engine and aerodynamic development until the start of 2021 as a cost-saving measure amid the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis. In normal circumstances, concession squads Aprilia and KTM would have been able to update their engines...
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