This is a bit off-topic because I'm more interested in figuring out the advantage they are trying to give the CRTs, but according to their May 3, 2011 press release:
“From 2012 onwards in MotoGP any independent team has the chance to apply for the CRT status, and this stands for Claiming Rule Team,” began Cecchinelli. “The team thereby accepts that one of their engines can be claimed, which means it can be bought at the end of the race, by one of the MSMA members for either €20,000 with the transmission or €15,000 without...A maximum of four engine claims can be made against one CRT in any one racing season, and an MSMA manufacturer may not claim more than one engine per year from the same CRT.”
Regardless, I guess the point is to somehow bring down costs while remaining competitive.
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