MotoGP veteran Colin Edwards reckons that a control ECU will be 'impossible' to make work in MotoGP because of the many different manufacturers and engine configurations that run in the premier class.
Control, or spec ECU, has been proven to work across the board in British Superbikes, save for some small issues, but Edwards thinks that in a non-production class, someone will end up with an advantage straight away.
"I have heard this spec ECU and spec ECU coming up, but it is impossible. For me, it is impossible to have one spec ECU to run on a cross-plane, inline four-cylinder, a V4 or all these different configurations of engines. They have different power characteristics, anyway," said Edwards, speaking at an Indianapolis media event.
"So we always play with the butterflies and the electronics to smooth out that power. So how are you going to field one spec ECU for all these different engines? Somebody is going to have an advantage right off the bat. And then you are going to change your engine to accommodate the ECU. So I don't really buy it. A spec ECU with all of these different engines, I just don't see it working."
