The 2023 MotoGP season ushered in one of the biggest format changes in the series' history, as half-distance sprint races were added to the schedule at every round.
As such, the entire makeup of a race weekend was altered to suit, with qualifying taking place on Saturday morning and deciding the grid for both the sprint and the grand prix.
Another major change was made to Friday's running, with the combined order at the end of FP2 deciding which riders advance straight through to Q2 in qualifying and who has to face the elimination Q1 session.
This has turned the latter stages of both practices, but particularly FP2, into mini qualifying sessions in their own right as a greater emphasis on starting position has come about in recent years as bikes have become harder to race.
While this change to the format has made Friday running on grands prix weekends much more important, a number of riders have complained that it is stopping them from being able to properly work on their bikes.
Source: Autosport