Barcelona’s MotoGP track layout will revert back to the one used in 2016 tomorrow after complaints from riders in the safety commission this evening.

The changes made to the layout ahead of the 2017 event were deemed insufficient due to the change in the asphalt of the chicane, which was the cause for concern for the majority of the riders. And Jack Miller spent seven laps of FP1 using the 2016 layout before he was black-flagged.

“In the Safety Commission the riders complained a little about the new layout, they said the work wasn’t done in the right way and there were a lot of bumps – that’s why the riders decided to go back to the layout from last year,” said safety boss Loris Capirossi.

“That’s why we’re here, to make sure the track used tomorrow is the safest we can. We saw during practice today a lot of crashes too where the bike remained on the track and at the exit of the corner, and that’s very dangerous.

“We have experience from last year of the old chicane and we didn’t have any crashes like we did today, that’s why the riders requested it. In terms of crashes, the old one is better.”