Not sure I understand how the 'Claiming Rule Teams' could be at an advantage except from the additional fuel allowance. I understand the idea rules allowing use of potentially lower cost production-based engines - but just to fill the grids?
If you have the same group of 8 to 10 factory guys, and what, 3 or 4 factory campaigns that dominate MotoGP - how does it make for better racing?
What I mean by better, is more interesting for the race attendee and all important viewers. What we see now is guys going round in seemingly perfect harmony, with the occasional backfield pass, and only a too rare battle for a win. Even more rare is the 4 or 5 way battle for a win.
That's not to say its not extremely competitive down on the tarmac, but who is paying the tab for this? Yeah, we are. Buying the advertisers/sponsors' products. It needs to improve as an entertainment value - as that's all it is. It has to be more exciting again, or it will wither to the same technologically enabled blandness of F1.
People seem to dwell on the bikes: Electronics, displacement, fuel consumption, etc. I'm beginning to believe that MotoGP may be more in need of extreme changes to the courses for the racing to again be decided by riders' skills on a given day. I'm of the view that the more challenging (and perhaps slower) the course, the harder it is for the electronics magicians to make the difference.